Medieval Warfare Source Book: Warfare In Western Christendom

by Nicolle, David

ISBN13: 9781860198892

ISBN10: 1860198899

Format: Hardcover

Pub. Date: 2004-05-30

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In series with the other Source Books on the Napoleonic Wars, American Civil War, Colonial Wars and World War One, this volume seeks to provide in a fact-filled narrative a comprehensive reference to its subject in a more cohesive, valuable style that that offered by an A-Z encyclopedia. This is the first part of a two-volume work that divides its coverage of warfare between the fifth and fourteenth centuries into those seen in internal Europe and those campaigns waged by European nations beyond their boundaries and wars in other continents.

Introduction	p. 7
'Barbarian' Invasions and the 'Barbarian' States (400-650)	p. 9
Major Campaigns	p. 11
Army Recruitment	p. 13
Romano-Byzantine Armies	p. 13
Hun and Steppe Invaders	p. 14
Germanic Forces	p. 15
Celtic Forces	p. 23
Military Organisation	p. 23
Romano-Byzantine Armies	p. 23
Hun and Steppe Invaders	p. 24
Germanic Forces	p. 24
Celtic Forces	p. 25
Strategy and Tactics	p. 26
Broad Strategy	p. 26
Troop Types	p. 28
Battle Tactics	p. 29
Combat Styles	p. 30
Field and Camp Fortifications	p. 31
Weaponry and Harness	p. 31
Archery	p. 31
Swords and Daggers	p. 33
Spears and Javelins	p. 34
Other Weapons	p. 34
Shields	p. 35
Helmets	p. 37
Body Armour	p. 39
Limb Defences	p. 39
Horse Harness	p. 39
Horse armour	p. 41
Fortification	p. 41
Romano-Byzantine Armies	p. 41
Hun and Steppe Invaders	p. 46
Germanic Forces	p. 46
Celtic Forces	p. 46
Siege Warfare	p. 49
Romano-Byzantine Armies	p. 49
Hun and Steppe Invaders	p. 50
Germanic Forces	p. 50
Celtic Forces	p. 50
Naval Warfare	p. 50
The Mediterranean	p. 50
The Northern Seas	p. 51
River Warfare	p. 52
Early Medieval Europe (650-1100)	p. 53
Major Campaigns	p. 55
Army Recruitment	p. 57
The Carolingian Empire and France	p. 57
The Empire: Germany	p. 59
The Empire: Italy	p. 59
Southern Italy	p. 60
Anglo-Saxon England	p. 60
Celtic Regions	p. 61
The Normans: Normandy and the British Isles	p. 61
Scandinavia and the Baltic	p. 62
Eastern Europe	p. 62
Military Organisation	p. 64
The Carolingian Empire and France	p. 64
The Empire: Germany	p. 65
The Empire: Italy	p. 65
Southern Italy	p. 67
Anglo-Saxon England	p. 67
Celtic Regions	p. 69
The Normans: Normandy and the British Isles	p. 71
Scandinavia and the Baltic	p. 71
Eastern Europe	p. 73
Strategy and Tactics	p. 74
Broad Strategy	p. 74
Troop Types	p. 76
Battle Tactics	p. 77
Combat Styles	p. 78
Field and Camp Fortifications	p. 78
Weaponry and Harness	p. 79
Archery	p. 79
Swords and Daggers	p. 80
Spears and Javelins	p. 81
Other Weapons	p. 81
Shields	p. 83
Helmets	p. 85
Body Armour	p. 87
Limb Defences	p. 88
Horse Harness	p. 88
Horse Armour	p. 91
Fortification	p. 91
The Carolingian Empire and France	p. 91
Germany	p. 91
Italy	p. 91
Anglo-Saxon England	p. 93
Celtic Regions	p. 93
The Normans: Normandy and the British Isles	p. 93
Scandinavia and the Baltic	p. 94
Eastern Europe	p. 94
Siege Warfare	p. 98
The Carolingian Empire and France	p. 98
Other Regions	p. 101
Naval Warfare	p. 101
The Mediterranean	p. 101
The Northern Seas	p. 101
River Warfare	p. 102
The High Middle Ages (1100-1275)	p. 103
Major Campaigns	p. 105
Army Recruitment	p. 105
France	p. 105
The Empire: Germany	p. 109
The Empire: Italy	p. 111
Southern Italy	p. 112
England	p. 113
Celtic States	p. 115
Scandinavia and the Baltic	p. 115
Eastern Europe	p. 117
Organisation	p. 118
France	p. 118
The Empire: Germany	p. 118
The Empire: Italy	p. 119
Southern Italy	p. 121
England	p. 121
Celtic States	p. 121
Scandinavia and the Baltic	p. 122
Eastern Europe	p. 123
Strategy and Tactics	p. 124
Broad Strategy	p. 124
Troop Types	p. 125
Battle Tactics	p. 128
Combat Styles	p. 129
Field and Camp Fortifications	p. 130
Weaponry and Harness	p. 130
Archery	p. 130
Swords	p. 132
Spears	p. 132
Other Weapons	p. 132
Shields	p. 133
Helmets	p. 134
Body Armour	p. 135
Limb Defences	p. 138
Horse Harness	p. 138
Horse Armour	p. 138
Fortification	p. 138
France	p. 141
The Empire: Germany	p. 142
The Empire: Italy	p. 142
Southern Italy	p. 146
England	p. 146
Celtic States	p. 146
Scandinavia and the Baltic	p. 146
Eastern Europe	p. 147
Siege Warfare	p. 147
France	p. 151
The Empire: Germany and Italy	p. 152
Southern Italy	p. 152
Other Regions	p. 152
Naval Warfare	p. 152
The Mediterranean	p. 153
The Northern Seas	p. 154
River Warfare	p. 154
Late Medieval Europe (1275-1400)	p. 155
Major Campaigns	p. 157
Army Recruitment	p. 159
France	p. 160
The Empire: Germany	p. 161
The Empire: Italy	p. 162
Italy: Venice and the South	p. 163
England	p. 165
Celtic States	p. 166
Scandinavia and the Baltic	p. 166
Eastern Europe	p. 166
Organisation	p. 168
France	p. 168
The Empire: Germany	p. 170
The Empire: Italy and the Papal States	p. 170
Italy: Venice and the South	p. 173
England and the Celtic States	p. 173
Scandinavia and the Baltic	p. 174
Eastern Europe	p. 175
Strategy and Tactics	p. 178
Broad Strategy	p. 178
Troop Types	p. 180
Battle Tactics	p. 183
Combat Styles	p. 187
Field and Camp Fortifications	p. 187
Weaponry and Harness	p. 188
Archery	p. 188
Swords and Daggers	p. 190
Spears and Javelins	p. 191
Other Weapons	p. 191
Shields	p. 192
Helmets	p. 192
Body Armour	p. 195
Limb Defences	p. 196
Horse Harness and Armour	p. 197
Fortification	p. 197
France	p. 199
The Empire: Germany	p. 201
The Empire: Italy	p. 204
England and the Celtic States	p. 204
Scandinavia and the Baltic	p. 204
Eastern Europe	p. 204
Siege Warfare	p. 206
Towers & 'Cats'	p. 206
Stone-Throwing Engines	p. 207
Espringals, Great Crossbows and Cannon	p. 207
Rams, Mining and Scaling-Ladders	p. 208
Incendiary Devices	p. 208
Naval Warfare	p. 208
The Mediterranean	p. 211
The Northern Seas	p. 212
River Warfare	p. 212
Biographies	p. 213
Alfred the Great	p. 215
Attila the Hun	p. 215
Bertrand du Guesclin	p. 215
Boleslaw I Chobry	p. 215
Brian Borumha	p. 216
Catwallaun m Cadfan	p. 216
Charles Martel	p. 216
Edward the Black Prince	p. 216
Gedymin	p. 217
George of Antioch	p. 217
Harald Hardradi	p. 217
Sir John Hawkwood	p. 217
Henry the Lion	p. 218
Krum	p. 218
Matilda	p. 218
Othon de Grandson	p. 218
Robert I Bruce	p. 219
Stefan Dusan	p. 219
Theodoric the Great	p. 219
William Duke of Normandy	p. 219
William Marshal the Elder	p. 220
Sources	p. 221
General Works	p. 223
'Barbarian' Invasions and 'Barbarian' States	p. 223
Early Medieval Europe	p. 224
The High Middle Ages	p. 227
Late Medieval Europe	p. 228
Fortifications and Siege Warfare	p. 230
Laws of War and Prisoners	p. 232
Military Theory and Training	p. 232
Morale and Motivation	p. 233
Horses, Harness and Land Transport	p. 233
Naval Warfare, Water Transport and Combined Operations	p. 234
Flags and Heraldry	p. 235
Arms, Armour and the Weapons Trade	p. 235
Firearms	p. 237
Miscellaneous	p. 238
Miscellanea	p. 239
Laws of War	p. 241
Victors and Vanquished	p. 246
Distribution of Booty	p. 246
Prisoners, Enslavement and the Treatment of Non-combatants	p. 246
Intelligence and Espionage	p. 249
Training	p. 250
The Sinews of War	p. 252
Taxation and Pay	p. 252
Feeding an Army	p. 255
Medical Services	p. 255
Morale	p. 256
Religion	p. 256
Literature and Literacy	p. 260
Music	p. 261
Long-Distance Communications	p. 265
Transport	p. 266
Land Transport	p. 266
River Transport	p. 269
Combined Operations	p. 271
Raiding	p. 271
Horse Transports	p. 271
Coastal Landings	p. 274
Flags and Heraldry	p. 275
Banners, Totems and Symbols	p. 275
Origins and Development of Western Heraldry	p. 278
The Spread and Uses of Heraldry	p. 279
Other Insignia	p. 281
Uniforms: Their Decline and Rise	p. 283
The Medieval Arms Industry	p. 284
Mining, Materials and Techniques	p. 284
Arms Manufacture	p. 290
The Arms Trade	p. 291
Firearms: Their Origins and Development	p. 294
Gunpowder	p. 294
Cannon	p. 296
Handguns	p. 297
Glossary	p. 299
Index	p. 313
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