Warfare and Society in the Barbarian West 450-900

Name: Warfare and Society in the Barbarian West 450-900
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ISBN: 9780415239400

ISBN-10: 0415239400

ISBN-13: 9780415239400

Edition: 2003

Authors: Guy Halsall

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Warfare was an integral part of early medieval life. This book looks at early medieval warfare in a broad context in the British Isles and western Europe between the end of the Roman Empire and the break-up of the Carolingian Empire. This era was one of great changes in the practice of war.

Book details

List price: $46.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 5/15/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.25" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English



List of illustrations


Acknowledgements


Maps



Warfare and violence in the early Middle Ages



Warfare and society



Raising an army (1): post-Roman Europe



Raising an army (2): the Carolingian world



Raising an army (3): allies, mercenaries and training the troops



Raising an army (4): the size of armies



Campaigning



Weaponry and equipment



Battle



Fortification and siege warfare


Epilogue



Military activity in the Frankish realms, 581-90


Notes


Select bibliography


Index