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1	Devil's Horsemen: The Mongol Invasion of Europe more books like this by James Chambers add to wishlist The origins and consequences of the extraordinary campaign of Batu Khan, founder of the Golden Horde, and the Mongol Invasion of Europe. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.49! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Life in a Medieval Castle more books like this by Joseph Gies add to wishlist "The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books."-- "Time" "The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books." "--Time" "The Gieses succeed in making a remote and unfamiliar world ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.82! \| first editions
3	The Barbarians: Warriors & Wars of the Dark Ages more books like this by Tim Newark add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.66! \| first editions
4	The art of warfare on land more books like this by David G. Chandler add to wishlist In 216BC Hannibal brought about the destruction of the Roman army at Cannae using the classical manoeuvre of the double envelopment: in 1941, the German commander von Runstedt brought off a similar manouevre against the Russians at Kiev and won an equally crushing defeat. In this book, the author sets out to demonstrate the constant factors that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.49! \| first editions
5	The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry more books like this by R Ewart Oakeshott add to wishlist Tremendously detailed and thorough account of premodern weapons of war -- from the prehistoric Bronze and Iron Ages and the breakup of the Roman Empire, to the Viking era and the Age of Chivalry. see all copies from $4.85! new only from $8.09! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Medieval Castle: Life in a Fortress in Peace and War more books like this by Philip Warner add to wishlist Before the evolution of the castle, Europe was vulernable to any bloodthirsty marauder. But with the introduction of the motte-and-bailey "instant castle", invaders were checked, frontiers were held and life became more stable. Later, castles became part of conquerors' grand designs and to this we owe the great Crusader castles of Syria and the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World: Equipment, Combat Skills and Tactics more books like this by Matthew Bennett, Jim Bradbury, Kelly DeVries add to wishlist "Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World" describes the fighting techniques of soldiers in Europe and the Near East in an age before the widepsread use of gunpowder. The book explores the unique tactics required to win battles with the technology available, and demonstrates how little has changed in some respects of the art of war. The book is ... see all copies from $14.90! new only from $25.29! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Late Byzantine Army: Arms and Society, 1204-1453 more books like this by Mark C Bartusis add to wishlist Mark C. Bartusis opens an extraordinary window on the Byzantine Empire during its last centuries by providing the first comprehensive treatment of the dying empire's military. A History Book Club selection see all copies from $6.99! new only from $25.37! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Medieval Warhorse: Origin, Development, and Redevelopment more books like this by R H C Davis add to wishlist see all copies from $8.95! new only from $34.99! \| first editions
10	Victory in the East: A Military History of the First Crusade more books like this by John France add to wishlist The success of the First Crusade, and its capture of Jerusalem in 1099, has been conventionally explained in terms of its ideological and political motivation. This book looks at the First Crusade primarily as a military campaign and asks why it was so successful. Modern writing about the crusade has tended to emphasise the moral dimension and the ... see all copies from $22.95! new only from $37.90! \| first editions \| SVS
11	A Knight and His Weapons more books like this by Ewart Oakeshott (Illustrator), R Ewart Oakeshott add to wishlist Take an engaging journey back in time, when battles were fought with swords, lances, maces, and an array of well-crafted devices that could be elegant and ornate, brutal and efficient, or both. This accessible, lively, and informative book explores many facets of the medieval world of weaponry. Did you know, for instance, that in the fifteenth ... see all copies from $5.92! new only from $10.15!
12	Medieval Warhorse: From Byzantium to the Crusades more books like this by Ann Hyland add to wishlist From Byzantium to the Crusades. Previous works on the medieval cavalry arm have generally been confined to the battle record of the Western heavy cavalry. This new book examines the entire world of the medieval warhorse, how the animals were bred, trained and doctored, as well as their use in combat.Mounted warriors of all classes are covered, ... see all copies from $5.23! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Medieval Archer more books like this by Jim Bradbury add to wishlist This is a study of the archer and his weapon, from the Norman Conquest to the Wars of the Roses. It opens with a definition of various types of bow and challenges the usual assumption that the "longbow" was a new and devastating weapon used only by the English army from the late-13th century onwards. Bradbury shows from a close study of early ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $24.80! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Medieval Warlords more books like this by Tim Newark add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Medieval warfare more books like this by H. W. Koch add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions
16 view cover	Barbarians, Marauders, and Infidels more books like this by Antonio Santosuosso add to wishlist Barbarians, Marauders, and Infidels examines the motives and terrors of war during the Middle Ages, the rise and fall of ethnic and religious groups, and the actions of good and evil military leaders during this violent and colorful period. In this sweeping chronicle, historical figures and major campaigns such as Charlemagne, the Magyars, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	A History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages: Volume Two: 1278-1485 AD more books like this by Sir Charles Oman add to wishlist The Welsh Wars of Edward I, Bannockburn, the Hundred Years War, the rise of the Swiss, the Condottieri in Italy, the Hussite Wars, the Wars of the Roses. see all copies from $19.50!
18 view cover	God's Warriors: Knights Templar, Saracens and the Battle for Jerusalem more books like this by Helen Nicholson, Dr. David Nicolle add to wishlist This book tells the story of the momentous campaign that led to the Muslim capture of Jerusalem in 1187, following the disastrous Crusader defeat at Hattin, where Saladin's troops destroyed the Christian army. These events resulted in the collapse of the kingdom of Jerusalem and sparked off the Third Crusade under Richard I. The authors take a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.74! \| first editions
19 view cover	Medieval European Armies more books like this by Terence Wise add to wishlist Almost continual warfare raged in Europe during the period 1300-1500. These wars were the furnaces in which many of the modern European nations were forged. Parallel with this emergence of the nations came the development of national armies to protect the newly-won borders and independence, yet throughout this period the old feudal method of ... see all copies from $3.80! new only from $5.47! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Medieval Warfare more books like this by Helen J Nicholson add to wishlist Helen Nicholson offers a synthesis and summary of the state of knowledge and debates on various aspects of warfare in medieval Catholic Europe between AD 300 and 1500. In this text she provides a general overview of the subject, with greater detail on topics of particular interest. Individual chapters consider the theory of warfare, military ... see all copies from $9.97! new only from $40.38! \| SVS
21 view cover	The Routledge Companion to Medieval Warfare more books like this by Jim Bradbury add to wishlist This comprehensive volume provides easily accessible factual material on all major areas of warfare in the medieval west. The whole geographical area of medieval Europe, including eastern Europe, is covered, including essential elements from outside Europe such as Byzantine warfare, nomadic horde invasions and the Crusades. Progressing ... see all copies from $26.08! new only from $29.30! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Medieval Siege more books like this by Jim Bradbury add to wishlist In medieval warfare, the siege predominated: for every battle, there were hundreds of sieges. Yet the rich and vivid history of siege warfare has been consistently neglected. Jim Bradbury's panoramic survey takes the history of siege warfare in Europe from the late Roman Empire to the 16th century, and includes sieges in Byzantium, Eastern Europe ... see all copies from $7.37! new only from $27.40! \| first editions
23	The medieval soldier more books like this by A. Vesey B. Norman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.33! \| first editions
24 view cover	Age of Charlemagne more books like this by Dr. David Nicolle add to wishlist Most historians agree that the Carolingian Age, from the 8th to the 10th centuries AD, represented one of the most important turning points in European history. The adoption of the stirrup and subsequently of early versions of the high-framed war saddle, plus the pressure of rival and essentially non-western European cultures, combined to give ... see all copies from $6.95! new only from $10.75! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Medieval Heraldry more books like this by Terence Wise (Text by), William Walker (Illustrator) add to wishlist From the mundane to the fantastic, from simple geometric patterns to elaborate mythological beasts, this work explores the origins and appearances of medieval heraldic devices and includes eight full-page colour plates. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $11.50!

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