Crusading Warfare, 1097–1193
Crusading Warfare, 1097–1193
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USDThis is a revised edition of R. C. Smail's classic account of the military achievements of the Crusaders in the context of a 'feudal society organized for war'. A new bibliographical introduction and an updated bibliography have been provided by Christopher Marshall, while the original plates section has been replaced by a series of new subjects. In covering the period 1097-1193, this edition also complements Dr Marshall's own Warfare in the Latin East, 1192–1291, also available in a paperback edition.
- A revised edition of Smail's enthralling account of 'desert warfare' in the time of the Crusades
- Contains updated material and a completely new selection of illustrations
- Complements Christopher Marshall's own Warfare in the Latin East, 1192–1291
Reviews & endorsements
'This is an important book. It deals with a neglected subject and, above all, it treats warfare as it should be treated but has seldom been treated before, as an integral part of the history of the societies which waged it.' Antiquaries Journal
'… fresh and stimulating'. History
'… meticulous and thorough'. New Statesman
Product details
January 1995Paperback
9780521458382
320 pages
214 × 139 × 21 mm
0.425kg
8 b/w illus. 3 maps
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Table of Contents
- List of plates
- List of maps
- List of plans
- Preface (1954)
- List of abbreviations
- Bibliographical introduction Christopher Marshall (1994)
- 1. The historians of crusading warfare
- 2. Warfare and policy in Latin Syria
- 3. Franks, Armenians and Syrians
- 4. The Muslim armies
- 5. The Latin armies
- 6. The Latin field army in action
- 7. The crusaders' castles
- Bibliography
- Bibliography to the second edition
- Index.
