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Lands laid waste, civilians slaughtered, prisoners massacred: this is the grisly truth about warfare in the Middle Ages, now captured in all its horror. This original, authoritative account, perfect for the general reader, examines the celebrated battles of Acre and Agincourt; the sieges on Béziers, Lincoln, Jerusalem, and Limoges; the devastating Hundred Years' War; and the destruction wrought by "chivalric" kings such as Henry V and Richard the Lionheart. From this brutality, there finally emerged more humane "rules of war."
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Sean McGlynn is the author of THE INVASION OF ENGLAND 1216 and contributed to the CASSELL ATLAS OF THE MEDIEVAL WORLD. He is a regular contributor to HISTORY TODAY, HISTORY REVIEW, ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW and many academic journals.
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a much needed corrective to the view that chivalry definied medieval fighting * CONTEMPORARY REVIEW * Gory, but compelling reading * NORTHERN ECHO *
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- PublisherUNKNO
- ISBN 10 0304362050
- ISBN 13 9780304362059
- BindingHardcover
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