Volume Two covers the Welsh Wars of Edward I, Bannockburn, the Hundred Years War, the rise of the Swiss, the Condottieri in Italy, the Hussite Wars, and the Wars of the Roses. Particular emphasis is given to the early use of gunpowder and its effect on tactics and siegecraft. Sir Charles Oman was one of Britain's foremost historians and author of A History of the Peninslar War.

History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages

Oman, Charles William Chadwick, Sir

History

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This volume charts the transition of warfare from the fall of the Roman Empire to the battle of Marchfie ld in 1278, which decided the fate of Austria and marked the ascendancy of the armoured knight. '

The late Andre Reville had projected a work on this movement, and had got together a vast collection of records of trials, inquests, petitions, and escheators' rolls for this purpose. Professor Oman has enjoyed the use of all of these documents, and also includes some new and unpublished material regarding the poll-tax.

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The complete History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages, by master-historian Charles Oman. Excellent in scope and execution, Oman's history of the art of war during the middle ages is a must-read for anyone interested in medieval history. Covering the period from the Fall of Rome to the Hundred Years' War, Oman displays his narrative skill in conveying both the beauty and the horror of warcraft during the middle ages.\nContents include: 
Book I: The Transition from Roman to Mediæval Forms in War 
The Last Days of the Legion A.D. 235–450 
Belisarius and the Goths A.D. 450–552\nBook II: The Early Middle Ages A.D. 500–768 
The Visigoths, Lombards, and Franks 
The Anglo-Saxons\nBook III: From Charles the Great to the Battle of Hastings A.D. 768–1066 
Charles the Great and the Early Carolingians A.D. 768–850 
The Vikings A.D. 800–900 
The Vikings Turned Back A.D. 900–1000 
The Magyars A.D. 896–973 
Arms and Armour A.D. 800–1100 
Siegecraft A.D. 800–1100 
The Last Struggles of Infantry\nBook IV: The Byzantines A.D. 579–1204 
Historical Development of the Byzantine Army 
Arms and Organization of the Byzantine Army 
Strategy and Tactics of the Byzantine Army 
Decline of the Byzantine Army 1071–1204\nBook V: The Crusades 1097–1291 
Introductory 
The Grand Strategy of the Crusades 
The Tactics of the Crusaders 
The Tactics of the Crusaders – continued 
The Great Defeats of the Crusaders – Carrhae, Harenc, Tiberias, Acre, Mansourah\nBook VI: Western Europe from the Battle of Hastings to the Rise of the Longbow 
Introductory 
The Armies of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 
English Battles and their Tactics 1100–1200 
English Battles of the Thirteenth Century 
Continental Battles, 1100–1300 
Arms and Armour 1100–1300 
Fortification and Siegecraft 1100–1300\nBook VII: England and Scotland 1296–1333 
England and Scotland 1296–1328 
Continuation of the Scottish War\nBook VIII: The Longbow in France and Spain 1337–1370 
The Hundred Years’ War: The Armies of Edward III 
The Longbow in France – Creçy 
Poictiers, Cocherel, and Auray 1356–64 
Navarette and Aljubarotta

A History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages: 1278-1485

8 maps &amp; 19 diagrams &amp; 6 x 9 &amp; The first of this two-volume set charts the transition of warfare from the fall of the Roman Empire to the battle of Marchfeld in 1278, which decided the fate of Austria and marked the ascendancy of the armored knight. Detailed descriptions of particular battles--including Adrianople, Louvain, Hastings, and Lewes--are combined with a thorough analysis of tactics, strategy, and the nature and character of European armies.

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Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal

Volume Two covers the Welsh Wars of Edward I, Bannockburn, the Hundred Years War, the rise of the Swiss, the Condottieri in Italy, the Hussite Wars, and the Wars of the Roses. Particular emphasis is given to the early use of gunpowder and its effect on tactics and siegecraft. Sir Charles Oman was one of Britain's foremost historians and author of A History of the Peninslar War.

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History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages

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The Great Revolt of 1381

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The Great Revolt of 1381

A History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages, Vol. 1: 378-1278 AD

A History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages: 1278-1485

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