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Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xiv, 402 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
At Moson, the river Danube ran red with blood. At Antioch, the Crusaders -- their saddles freshly decorated with sawed-off heads -- indiscriminately clogged the streets with the bodies of eastern Christians and Turks. At Ma'arra, they cooked children on spits and ate them. By the time the Crusaders reached Jerusalem, their quest -- and their violence -- had become distinctly otherworldly: blood literally ran shin-deep through the streets as the Crusaders...
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
1985
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the development, tactics, weaponry, armor, and campaigns of medieval warfare and examines the influence of religion and chivalry and the military action of knights.
"The high Middle Ages (1330 to 1490) was one of the most turbulent and colorful in history. It was an age that witnessed a resurgence of military ambition and confidence in England. In [this book], Stephen Turnbull explores the knights--their class and their exploits on the...
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
320 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: A global history of ancient warfare, covering Egypt, the Near East, Greece, Rome, Central Asia, India, China, Korea, Japan, and the Americas. In this new survey of ancient warfare, a group of distinguished historians and archaeologists discusses major battles and wars from around the world. The book ranges in time from 8000 BC and the earliest evidence of warfare in northern Iraq to the armies of the Aztecs and Incas half a millennium...
Publisher
47North
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
698 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
An untested group of Shield-Brethren initiated stand before the sprawling Mongol army in a bloody circus of sadistic violence, while a hardened company of their finest roam the desolate wasteland of the Mongol empire, wrapping their dead in blood-soaked soil and struggling to find the strength to fight even as they mourn. The warrior-monks, both in the East and the West, sharpen their swords for a final battle.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A Welsh castle is used as a model in this exploration of the feudal system and description of everyday life.
Annotation. "The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books."--Time.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Compares true history to today's popular role-playing video games and discusses if they portray history accurately, or if the truth gets twisted to create a more exciting game-playing experience.
19) Connections: 3-4
Series
Connections volume 3-4
Publisher
Ambrose Video Pub
Pub. Date
[2001?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A series presenting science as a detective story illustrating the connections between events of the past and inventions of the future. Part 3: Examines the connection between medieval advances in the science of warfare and the discovery of silver deposits in Czechoslovakia. Europe turned its attention to making money to wage wars as scientists like Galileo began to investigate vacuums, air pressure and other natural laws which led to the invention...
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