Crusading Warfare, 1097–1193 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: New Series, Series Number 3) - Hardcover

Smail, R. C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521480299 ISBN 13: 9780521480291

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

This is a revised edition of R. C. Smail's classic account of the military achievements of the Crusaders in the context of a 'feudal society organized for war'. A new bibliographical introduction and an updated bibliography have been provided by Christopher Marshall, while the original plates section has been replaced by a series of new subjects. In covering the period 1097-1193, this edition also complements Dr Marshall's own Warfare in the Latin East, 1192-1291, also available in a paperback edition.

About this title

Book Description:

A revised edition of R. C. Smail's classic account of the military achievements of the Crusaders in the context of a 'feudal society organized for war'. A new bibliographical introduction and an updated bibliography have been provided by Christopher Marshall, while the original plates section has been superseded by new subjects.

Review:

'This is an important book. It deals with a neglected subject and, above all, it treats warfare as it should be treated but has seldom been treated before, as an integral part of the history of the societies which waged it.' Antiquaries Journal

'... fresh and stimulating'. History

'... meticulous and thorough'. New Statesman

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0521480299
• ISBN 13: 9780521480291
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 310