Sean McGlynn

By Sword and Fire

Cruelty and Atrocity in Medieval Warfare

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A vivid and original account of warfare in the Middle Ages and the cruelty and atrocity that accompanied it.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 the battles of Acre and Agincourt, sieges like Béziers… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-304-36695-8
EAN: 9780304366958
Produktnummer: 4587717
Verlag: Orion Publishing Co
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 336 S.
Masse: H21.3 cm x B13.4 cm x D2.4 cm 308 g
Abbildungen: 4 Maps
Gewicht: 308
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

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.