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Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages: The English Experience Paperback – April 10, 1999

by Professor Michael Prestwich (Author)

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Challenging many common assumptions about the glamour of medieval warfare, this highly readable history recreates the real war experience of thirteenth- and fourteenth-century England. Filled with anecdotes and illustrations, it examines how English medieval armies fought, how men were recruited, how the troops were fed, supplied, and deployed, what new weapons were developed, and what structure was set in place for military command.

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352 pages
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English
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Yale University Press
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April 10, 1999
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6.75 x 1 x 9.75 inches
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0300076630
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978-0300076639
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Yale University Press (April 10, 1999)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0300076630
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0300076639
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.36 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 1 x 9.75 inches

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- #18,617 in Great Britain History (Books)

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Michael Prestwich was born in Oxford, in 1943. The son of Oxford historians, it was perhaps inevitable that he studied at Oxford University for his first degree and his doctorate. His first job was at the University of St Andrews, where there was a highly successful department of medieval history. He moved to the University of Durham in 1979, and taught there until he retired, by which time it had rebranded itself as Durham University. In the 1990s he served as pro-vice-chancellor, with a range of responsibilities from research to health and safety. He began his own research with work on Edward I, and his publications have concentrated on thirteenth and fourteenth century England in most of its aspects, with a particular emphasis on war and its impact on government and society. He is married, with three children and what seems like a lot of grandchildren. He was awarded an OBE in 2010.

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EL Hernandez

Great for a Gift

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I bought this for a gift and came in on time! Thank you!

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michael cote

Knowlege is good.

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Great information in this book.

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David Schwartz

Excellent with a caution

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2013

I love this book and it had been one of my primary references for this period over the last 15 years since it delivers the information and gives context for why things happened the way they did and how things changed over the middle ages. This period shows various transitions from the period around the Norman invasion to just after Agincourt and shows how troops were called up, composition of forces, costs, and other fascinating data points. This data and the context given gives a good picture of how military campaigns were undertaken and what was required to operate in the Middle Ages.

Now my caution. This work can be rather dry at times but if you're willing to work through that I believe you will find this very useful and engaging.

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Clifford Rogers

Excellent Survey of English Medieval Warfare

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2001

As a specialist in late-medieval English military history (& author of a book on Edward III's military strategy), I can say with confidence that Michael Prestwich's survey of English medieval military history is one of high quality. It is well written, and contains a nice blend of "war and society" and "sharp end" styles of military history. The level of scholarship is high enough that even specialists will learn from reading it, yet general readers will not find the book beyond their reach.

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Ubermonkey

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Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2006

THE GOOD: This book gets two stars ONLY because (as the previous reviewer said) there is a lot of information. Had there not been so many facts, the book would have gotten 1 star. The book is laid out well and there are some very interesting illustrations and pictures which are well supported by informative captions. That's about where the "good" ends...

THE BAD: The problem with this book is that it is not written in a way that allows the reader to really sink their teeth into this wonderful period in history. I tried...I mean, i REALLY tried to get into this book but reading it was an excercise in frustraion. Reading this book was like reading the most boring high school text book that could be found. What frustrated me the most was that some of the chapters had real promise. I started such chapters - like "Seige Warfare", "Chivalry" and the like with great anticipation thinking that finally the writer had broken his trend (explained in THE UGLY) only to find out it was more of the same style of writing...which brings me to...

THE UGLY: Here is a snapshot of how each chapter is written: Title: Rewards...in 1053 King X gave so and so this much money...in 1104 King X gave so and so this much money...in 1223 King X gave so and so this much money...etc...Next Chapter - Infantry: In 1104 King X had 5000 infantry...records show in 1223 King X had 2000 infantry...etc...you see the pattern? And this dominates throughout the entire book! I wished the author would have broken it down by periods so it could read more like a story. The way it was written really prevented me from staying interested, which was frustrating because I really wanted to be.

Ubermonkey says you can probably find a better book which covers this topic in a way which does it justice.

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