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By Sword and Fire: Cruelty and Atrocity in Medieval Warfare (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
Sean McGlynn
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Description for By Sword and Fire: Cruelty and Atrocity in Medieval Warfare (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
Paperback. A vivid and original account of warfare in the Middle Ages and the cruelty and atrocity that accompanied it. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
A vivid and original account of warfare in the Middle Ages and the cruelty and atrocity that accompanied it.
Sean McGlynn investigates the reality of medieval warfare. For all the talk of chivalry, medieval warfare routinely involved acts which we would consider war crimes. Lands laid waste, civilians slaughtered, prisoners massacred: this was standard fare justified by tradition and practical military necessity. It was unbelievably barbaric, but seldom uncontrolled.
Such acts of atrocity were calculated, hideous cruelties inflicted in order to achieve a specific end. Sean McGlynn examines the battles of Acre and Agincourt, sieges like Béziers, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780304366958
SKU
V9780304366958
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99-10
About Sean McGlynn
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.
Reviews for By Sword and Fire: Cruelty and Atrocity in Medieval Warfare (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
Gory, but compelling reading
NORTHERN ECHO
a much needed corrective to the view that chivalry definied medieval fighting
CONTEMPORARY REVIEW
NORTHERN ECHO
a much needed corrective to the view that chivalry definied medieval fighting
CONTEMPORARY REVIEW