WARFARE AND SOCIETY IN THE BARBARIAN WEST 450-900 by Guy Halsall ( 9780415239394 )

Item Details

Title:

WARFARE AND SOCIETY IN THE BARBARIAN WEST 450-900

By:

Guy Halsall

Format:

Hardback

List price:

£135.00

Our price:

£121.50

Discount:

10% off

You save:

£13.50

ISBN 10:

0415239397

ISBN 13:

9780415239394

Availability:

Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.

Delivery rates

Stock:

Currently 0 available

Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

15 May, 2003

Series:

Warfare and History

Pages:

352

Description:

Warfare was an integral part of early medieval life. This book looks at warfare in a rounded context in the British Isles and Western Europe between the end of the Roman Empire and the break-up of the Carolingian Empire.

Synopsis:

Guy Halsall relates warfare to many aspects of medieval life, economy, society and politics.This book recovers its distinctiveness, looking at warfare in a rounded context in the British Isles and Western Europe between the end of the Roman Empire and the break-up of the Carolingian Empire. Examining the raising and organization of early medieval armies and looks at the conduct of campaigns, the survey also includes a study of the equipment of warriors and the horrific experience of battle as well as an analysis of medieval fortifications and siege warfare. Warfare and Society in the Barbarian West uses historical and archaeological evidence in a rigorous and sophisticated fashion. It stresses regional variations but also places Anglo-Saxon England in the mainstream of the military developments in this era, and in the process, provides an outstanding resource for students of all levels.

Illustrations:

maps

Publication:

Imprint:

Routledge

Returns:

Returnable

Some other items by this author:

BARBARIAN MIGRATIONS AND THE ROMAN WEST, 376-568

BARBARIAN MIGRATIONS AND THE ROMAN WEST, 376-568 (HB)

BARBARIAN MIGRATIONS AND THE ROMAN WEST, 376-568 (PB)

GENDER AND EMPIRE (PB)