War in the Middle Ages

Acknowledgements viii

List of Maps and Figures ix

Translator’s Note x

Preface to the English Edition xii

List of Abbreviations xv

Part I The State of Knowledge: General Characteristics of Medieval Military History 1

1 The Barbarians From the Fifth to the Ninth Century 3

2 The Feudal Age From the Beginning of the Tenth to the Middle of the Twelfth Century 30

3 Medieval Society in its Prime From the Mid-Twelfth to the Early Fourteenth Century 65

4 Free Companies, Gunpower and Permanent Armies from the Beginning of the Fourteenth to the End of the Fifteenth Century 119

Part II Themes and Perspectives 173

5 Arms and Armour 175

6 Artillery 193

7 The Art of War 208

8 War, Government and Society 238

9 Towards a History of Courage 250

10 Juridical, Ethical and Religious Aspects of War 260

Part III Bibliography 309

1 General 311

2 The Art of War: Conflicts, Campaigns, Sieges and Battles 311

3 Institutions, Societies and Military Attitudes 315

4 Arms, Armour and War Engines 337

5 Cannons and Gunpowder Artillery 343

6 Castles and Fortifications 345

7 War, Economy and Taxation 353

8 War and Peace: Law, Ethics and Christianity 355

Index 361