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Anglo-Norman Warfare: Studies in Late Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman Military Organization and Warfare

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This collection contains some superb articles on Anglo-Norman warfare, including three of John Gillingham's masterpieces. It does require a little background to appreciate these articles, which were really written for professional historians rather than general readers, but not too much. If you've read Verbruggen and Smail, this is a good next place to go (especially if read in combination with some contemporary chronicles). ---Prof. Clifford J. Rogers

I read this book (a collection of articles by a number of authors) in order to arrive at a better understanding of the Norman military within the context of the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest. This book covers these topics and much more. Not only are the capabilities of the Norman military thoroughly explored, but those of the Anglo-Saxon military as well. Topics in this book include the Anglo-Norse Housecarls such as those under Harold Godwinson's command, as well as William the Conqueror's generalship and the Battle of Hastings itself. One is left with the feeling that it was the superior Norman military and the unmatched generalship of William the conqueror that led to the success of the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest.