A History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages

By Charles Oman

A History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages - Charles Oman
  • Release Date: 2014-05-23
  • Genre: Military History

Description

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. 

Contents 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 

Book II: The Early Middle Ages A.D. 500–768 
The Visigoths, Lombards, and Franks 
The Anglo-Saxons 

Book 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 

Book 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 

Book 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 

Book 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 

Book VII: England and Scotland 1296–1333 
England and Scotland 1296–1328 
Continuation of the Scottish War 

Book 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