By Sword and Fire
Cruelty And Atrocity In Medieval Warfare
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- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2009
Summary
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 t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780304366958 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0304366951 |
| Author: | Sean McGlynn |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Cassell Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2009 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 136mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Cassell Military Paperbacks |
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Gory, but compelling reading– NORTHERN ECHO
Gory, but compelling reading - NORTHERN ECHO
a much needed corrective to the view that chivalry definied medieval fighting - CONTEMPORARY REVIEWAbout The Author
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.
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