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"The leading academic vehicle for scholarly publication in the
field of medieval warfare." Medieval Warfare The twenty-first
volume of the Journal of Medieval Military History begins with
three studies examining aspects of warfare in the Latin East: an
archaeological report on the defenses of Jerusalem by Shimon Gibson
and Rafael Y. Lewis; a study of how military victories and defeats
(viewed through the lens of carefully shaped reporting) affected
the reputation, and the flow of funds and recruits to, the Military
Orders, by Nicolas Morton; and an exploration of how the Kingdom of
Jerusalem quickly recovered its military strength after the
disaster of Hattin by Stephen Donnachie. Turning to the other side
of the Mediterranean, Donald J. Kagay analyzes how Jaime I of
Aragon worked to control violence within his realms by limiting
both castle construction and the use of mechanical artillery.
Guilhem Pépin also addresses the limitation of violence, using new
documents to show that the Black Prince's sack of Limoges in 1370
was not the unrestrained bloodbath described by Froissart. The
remaining three contributions deal with aspects of open battle.
Michael John Harbinson offers a large-scale study of when and why
late-medieval men-at-arms chose to dismount and fight on foot
instead of acting tactically as cavalry. Laurence W. Marvin
reconsiders the Battle of Bouvines, concluding that it was far from
being a ritualized mass duel. Finally, Michael Livingston
elucidates some principles for understanding medieval battles in
general, and the battle of Agincourt in particular.
"The leading academic vehicle for scholarly publication in the
field of medieval warfare." Medieval Warfare The essays in this
volume of the Journal continue its proud tradition of presenting
cutting-edge research with a wide chronological and geographical
range, from eleventh-century Georgia (David IV's use of the methods
described in De velitatione bellica) to fifteenth-century England
and France (a detailed analysis of the use of the under-appreciated
lancegay and similar weapons). Iberia and the Empire are also
addressed, with a study of Aragonese leaders in the War of the Two
Pedros, a discussion of Prince Ferdinand's battle-seeking strategy
prior to the battle of Toro in 1476, and an analysis and
transcription of a newly-discovered Habsburg battle plan of the
early sixteenth century, drawn up for the war against Venice. The
volume also embraces different approaches, from
cultural-intellectual history (the afterlife of the medieval
Christian Warrior), to experimental archaeology (the mechanics of
raising trebuchets), to comparison of "the face of battle" in a
medieval illuminated manuscript with its depiction in modern films,
to archivally-based administrative history (recruitment among the
sub-gentry for Edward I's armies). Contributors: David S. Bachrach,
Daniel Bertrand, Peter Burkholder, Ekaitz Etxeberria Gallastegi,
Michael John Harbinson, Steven Isaac, Donald J. Kagay, Tomaz Lazar,
Mamuka Tsurtsumia
The Journal of Medieval Military History continues to consolidate
its now assured position as the leading academic vehicle for
scholarly publication in the field of medieval warfare. Medieval
Warfare This volume continues to reflect the vibrancy and diversity
of the field, through the rich variety of topics and methodologies
its chapters treat, and its geographical and chronological range.
It includes an analytical narrative of the eastern campaigns of
Henry II (1003-1017), demonstrating the strength and sophistication
of German military institutions in this early period; a
social-history approach to the First Crusade, looking at how
European trends towards increasing political participation by the
common people played out in the crusading army; an argument for
radical change in Scandinavian naval warfare in the thirteenth
century, including tactical innovations and the use of new types of
large warships; and a toponymonographical approach to the continued
presence of Pecheneg soldiers employing steppe tactics in Hungary
in the thirteenth century. There are also essays on the sources
used by English and French chroniclers to describe battles; the use
of practical experimentation to determine the importance of
different types of soft armor in helping mail to resist arrows; the
role and importance of cavalry in the siege-based warfare of the
later Hundred Years War; and the siege of Pisa in 1499, drawing on
archival records to illustrate the logistical challenges facing the
besiegers. The volume also includes freshly re-examined and
re-edited manuscript texts of late-medieval gunpowder recipes.
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