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Warfare in the Middle Ages: The History of Medieval Military and Siege Tactics Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Charles River Editors (Author, Publisher), Sean McLachlan (Author), Katherine Littrell (Narrator)
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In the time period between the fall of Rome and the spread of the Renaissance across the European continent, many of today's European nations were formed, the Catholic Church rose to great prominence, some of history's most famous wars occurred, and a social class system was instituted that lasted over 1,000 years. A lot of activity took place during a period frequently labeled derogatively as the "Dark Ages", and while that period of time is mostly referred to as the "Middle Ages" instead of the Dark Ages today, it has still retained the stigma of being a sort of lost period of time in which Western civilization made no worthwhile progress after the advances of the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome.

In reality, this oversimplification of the Middle Ages overlooks the progress made in the studies of sciences and philosophy, especially during the High Middle Ages. It also ignores the fact that one of the most important inventions of the last millennium was created in Germany during the Late Middle Ages, the printing press, which allowed the Renaissance to move across the continent and help position Western Europe as the wealthiest region in the world. If anything, the one aspect of the Middle Ages that has been romanticized is medieval warfare. Indeed, the Middle Ages have long sparked people's imaginations thanks to imagery of armored knights battling on horseback and armies of men trying to breach the walls of formidable castles. What is generally forgotten is that medieval warfare was constantly adapting to the times as leaders adopted new techniques and technology, and common infantry became increasingly important throughout the period.

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  1. Listening Length
    1 hour and 19 minutes
  2. Author
    Charles River Editors, see all
  3. Narrator
    Katherine Littrell
  4. Audible release date
    April 29, 2015
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Charles River Editors
  7. ASIN
    B00WWDI08W
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 1 hour and 19 minutes
Author Charles River Editors, Sean McLachlan
Narrator Katherine Littrell
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date April 29, 2015
Publisher Charles River Editors
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B00WWDI08W
Best Sellers Rank #193,846 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#218 in Medieval European History
#1,388 in World History (Audible Books & Originals)
#12,608 in European History (Books)

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3.8 out of 5 stars
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cvpills
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2015
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Interesting read but not enough overall. Still I do feel it was worthwhile
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Matt Bailey
4.0 out of 5 stars Broad Overview of Warfare in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2015
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This was an interesting take on European History. Several battles like the Battle of Hastings and Montignen were used to illustrate broad trends such as cavalry dominance giving way to infantry dominance. Great use of technological changes and simple technique changes to explain why these trends occurred. A good discussion of how Halberds gave way to Pikemen and the use of Handgonners. Also a lot of detail about lightly armed infantry such as Scottish Pike's and Gascon Javelineers. Most of the Charles River histories focus on very specific events. This was a good change of pace showing a larger view of history.
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Al
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2020
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This book covers all the basics and gives a lot of information and dates on when the tactics were used, I would highly recommend this book.
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Nashorn99
3.0 out of 5 stars Very Broad Overview
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2019
Very broad overview highlighting select battles in the Middle Ages. If you already know this time period pretty well, you are not gonna learn anything new. If you are new to the subject good fluff piece to pique your interest then.
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Don Kidwell
4.0 out of 5 stars "They died so fast on every day, That man could not all of them in earth lay..."
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2016
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For me, an engaging book describing the advances in medieval warfare tactics/weaponry from roughly the 12th to 15th century including the effective use of shield walls by the huscarls, the ability of pikemen to stand up to cavalry charges, how longbows, crossbows, handgonnes and pole-arms revolutionized the arms race and ending with a brief account of the advent of artillery and bombards as to their ability to collapse castle walls. An intriguing if brief book with relevant pictures that caught my interest and one that I did enjoy!
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BAARDA
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2015
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Warfare in the Middle Ages is an ebook that details the weapons used in the Middle Ages. You will enjoy this book.
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J Bubba
4.0 out of 5 stars Decent Cliff Notes on Medieval Warfare
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2017
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A great overview that gives the basic understanding of medieval warfare and its evolution: the importance of terrain, employment of infantry and cavalry, the roles of light and heavy infantry and cavalry, and how gunpowder completely threw out the playbook. Worth the 45 minutes it takes to read.
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James
4.0 out of 5 stars James
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2015
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This book is an excellent description of the weapons and tactics used during warfare of the middle ages and how wars changed over the ensuing years. I expected the book to be longer.
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Dave the Rave
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read
Reviewed in Canada on May 11, 2020
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An interesting insight into the evolution of warfare and effects on society as sieges contributed to the development of castes.
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