The Art of War in the Middle Ages: A.D. 378-1515

Categories: History

Charles Oman's concise study of medieval warfare, tracing military developments from the Roman defeat at Adrianople in 378 to the rise of Swiss infantry and gunpowder in the early sixteenth century. Oman covers the Byzantine army, feudal cavalry, the Crusades and the English longbow, explaining how tactics, weapons and organization shifted over more than a thousand years. This edition was revised and edited by John H. Beeler.

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