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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The best scholarly treatment ever,
By Steve Muhlberger "stevem1621" (North Bay, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Warfare and Society in the Barbarian West 450-900 (Warfare and History) (Paperback)
As a professional historian who has done a lot of work on the 5th and 6th centuries in western Europe, let me say that I am extremely impressed with this work.This book is the best and most careful survey of the evidence that has ever been written. Because it is about the early Middle Ages, it spends a fair amount of time telling the reader what we don't know and can't know. If that will drive you crazy, save your money. However, it is the only honest approach, and as a result the positive statements and the interpretations offered are worth all that much more. Small gripe: One paragraph on Offa's dike and other large earthworks of the period? Small warning: No maritime history. Those interested in the way the Vikings transformed early medieval warfare will be particularly interested. A vast and up-to-date bibliography which for a few readers will be worth the price of the book. |
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Warfare and Society in the Barbarian West 450-900 (Warfare and History) by Guy Halsall (Hardcover - June 19, 2003)
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