An expert account of war in the medieval period world-wide, showing how war is ubiquitous yet ever changing across space and time. Each chapter is written by a recognised expert in the field and demonstrates the place of war in society as well as examining how it was fought.
An expert account of war in the medieval period world-wide, showing how war is ubiquitous yet ever changing across space and time. Each chapter is written by a recognised expert in the field and demonstrates the place of war in society as well as examining how it was fought.
David A. Graff is Pickett Professor of Military History and Director of the Graduate Program in Security Studies at Kansas State University. An expert on China's military tradition, he is best known for his path-breaking book Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300-900 (2002). He is a founder of the Chinese Military History Society and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Chinese Military History.
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List of illustrations List of maps Notes on contributors Introduction to volume II Anne Curry and David A. Graff Part I. Foundations, c. 600 to 1000 CE 1. The Early Islamic Empire and the Introduction of Military Slavery Matthew S. Gordon 2. The Western European Kingdoms, 600-1000 Guy Halsall 3. The Scandinavian World Anthony Perron 4. Byzantium to the Twelfth Century John Haldon 5. The Slavs, Avars and Hungarians Martyn Rady 6. The Turks and the Other Peoples of the Eurasian Steppes, to 1175 Étienne de la Vaissière 7. China: The Tang, 600-900 David A. Graff 8. Japan to 1200 Karl Friday Part II. Interactions, c. 1000-1300 CE 9. Europe 1000-1300 David Crouch 10. Crusaders and Settlers in the East 1096-1291: Christian Attack, Muslim Response John France 11. The Mongol Empire Roman Hautala 12. China 900-1400 Peter Lorge Part III. Nations and Formations, c. 1300-1500 CE 13. Western Europe 1300-1500 Anne Curry 14. Warfare and Italian states, 1300-1500 William Caferro 15. The Reconquest and the Spanish monarchies Donald J. Kagay 16. The Byzantine Empire and the Balkans, 1204-1453 Mark C. Bartusis 17. Ottoman Expansion and Military Power, 1300-1453 Gábor Ágoston 18. India, c.1200 - c. 1500 Phillip B. Wagoner 19. Southeast Asia, 1300-1540 CE Michael W. Charney 20. Japan 1200-1550 Thomas D. Conlan 21. The Americas Rubén G. Mendoza Part IV. Comparisons, Cross-Cultural Analysis 22. Justifications, Theories and Customs of War Stephen Morillo 23. Technologies: Land Technologies Kelly DeVries and Technologies: Maritime Technologies John H. Pryor Select bibliography Index
List of illustrations List of maps Notes on contributors Introduction to volume II Anne Curry and David A. Graff Part I. Foundations, c. 600 to 1000 CE 1. The Early Islamic Empire and the Introduction of Military Slavery Matthew S. Gordon 2. The Western European Kingdoms, 600-1000 Guy Halsall 3. The Scandinavian World Anthony Perron 4. Byzantium to the Twelfth Century John Haldon 5. The Slavs, Avars and Hungarians Martyn Rady 6. The Turks and the Other Peoples of the Eurasian Steppes, to 1175 Étienne de la Vaissière 7. China: The Tang, 600-900 David A. Graff 8. Japan to 1200 Karl Friday Part II. Interactions, c. 1000-1300 CE 9. Europe 1000-1300 David Crouch 10. Crusaders and Settlers in the East 1096-1291: Christian Attack, Muslim Response John France 11. The Mongol Empire Roman Hautala 12. China 900-1400 Peter Lorge Part III. Nations and Formations, c. 1300-1500 CE 13. Western Europe 1300-1500 Anne Curry 14. Warfare and Italian states, 1300-1500 William Caferro 15. The Reconquest and the Spanish monarchies Donald J. Kagay 16. The Byzantine Empire and the Balkans, 1204-1453 Mark C. Bartusis 17. Ottoman Expansion and Military Power, 1300-1453 Gábor Ágoston 18. India, c.1200 - c. 1500 Phillip B. Wagoner 19. Southeast Asia, 1300-1540 CE Michael W. Charney 20. Japan 1200-1550 Thomas D. Conlan 21. The Americas Rubén G. Mendoza Part IV. Comparisons, Cross-Cultural Analysis 22. Justifications, Theories and Customs of War Stephen Morillo 23. Technologies: Land Technologies Kelly DeVries and Technologies: Maritime Technologies John H. Pryor Select bibliography Index
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