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The Normans and their Adversaries at War: Essays in Memory of C. Warren Hollister(Warfare in History)

The Normans and their Adversaries at War: Essays in Memory of C. Warren Hollister(Warfare in History)


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The studies in this book examine and illuminate the Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman military institutions that supported and shaped the conduct of war in northwestern Europe in the central middle ages. Taken together they challenge received opinion on a number of issues and force a profound reconsideration of the manner in which the Normans and their adversaries, Anglo-Saxons, Danes, Angevins and the Welsh, prepared for and waged war. Contributors: RICHARD ABELS, BERNARD BACHRACH, KELLY DEVRIES, JOHN FRANCE, C.M. GILLMOR, ROBERT HELMERICHS, NIELS LUND, STEPHEN MORILLO, MICHAEL PRESTWICH, FREDERICK SUPPE. Contents RICHARD ABELS, From Alfred to Harold II: The Military Failure of the Late Anglo-Saxon State; BERNARD S. BACHRACH, William Rufus's Plan for the Invasion of Aquitaine; KELLY DEVRIES, Harold Godwinson in Wales: Military Legitimacy in Late Anglo-Saxon England; JOHN FRANCE, The Normans and Crusading; C.M. GILLMORE, Aimoin's Miracula Sancti Germani and the Viking Raids on St Denis and St Germain-des-Pres; ROB HELMERICHS, 'Ad tutandos patriae fines': The Defense of Normandy, 1135; NILS LUND, Expedicio in Denmark; STEPHEN MORILLO, Milites, Knights and Samurai: Military Terminology, Comparative History, and the Problem of Translation; MICHAEL PRESTWICH, The Garrisoning of English Medieval Castles; FREDERICK SUPPE, The Persistance of Castle-Guard in the Welsh Marches and Wales: Suggestions for a Research Agenda and Methodology.



Table of Contents:
From Alfred to Harold II: The Military Failure of the Late Anglo- Saxon State - Richard Abels William Rufus' Plan for the Invasion of Aquitaine - Bernard S Bachrach Harold Godwinson in Wales: Military Legitimacy in Late Anglo- Saxon England - Kelly DeVries The Normans and Crusading - John France Aimoin's Miracula Sancti Germani and the Norse raids on St Denis and St Germain - Carroll Gillmor 'Ad tutandos patriae fines': The Defense of Normandy, 1135 - Robert Helmerichs Expedicio in Denmark - Niels Lund Milites, Knights and Samurai: Military Terminology, Comparative History, and the Problem of Translation - Stephen R Morillo The Garrisoning of English Medieval Castles - Richard Abels The Persistence of Castle-Guard in the Welsh Marches and Wales: Suggestions for a Research Agenda and Methodology - Frederick C Suppe

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This latest welcome addition to Boydell's excellent Warfare in History list...displays a clear cohesion around a perennially fascinating central theme. A stimulating and important collection that adds significantly to our understanding of Norman warfare. Commendable for its plethora of fresh insights and arguments... all are worthwhile contributions to knowlege or debate.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780851158471
  • Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: The Boydell Press
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 240
  • Series Title: Warfare in History
  • Weight: 518 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0851158471
  • Publisher Date: 06 Dec 2001
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Essays in Memory of C. Warren Hollister
  • Width: 156 mm


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