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| This book is a great read for fans of medieval | | | | warfare. |
| combat and a great resource for people | | | | It is very easy for any book covering a subject |
| interested in the middle ages and in the art of | | | | within the Middle Ages to be a bit too scholarly |
| war during the Middle and Dark Ages. | | | | for the average fan of medieval things. But this |
| Fighting techniques of the Medieval World takes a | | | | book avoids this by being written in plain language |
| really good overall look at the whole scope of | | | | and by supporting this writing with an abundance |
| what combat was about during the thousand year | | | | of pictures, graphics and images. It is clearly |
| period from 500 AD to 1500 AD. It introduces | | | | written, easy to understand, and full of pictures, |
| you to the subject in chapter one by looking at | | | | maps, and images. It has everything a casual fan |
| the weapons and techniques of the foot soldier. It | | | | of all things medieval could want. This is the new |
| then moves up the hierarchy of combat through | | | | bible for every fan of medieval things. |
| the book by analyzing combat from the eyes of | | | | Extra Stuff: |
| the generals. And it does this by showing us | | | | One of the absolute best things about the book is |
| famous battles throughout history, Battles like the | | | | the maps of famous battles. These maps give |
| Siege of Paris and the Battle of Hastings. But it | | | | you a good understanding of famous medieval |
| doesn't just tell you about these famous battles, | | | | battles and how they happened. They show the |
| it also shows you, with maps and charts, how | | | | terrain and the troops, and explain how events |
| they were fought, how the troops moved, and | | | | unfolded in the battle. Some of the famous |
| how the battle unfolded. This is an excellent and | | | | battles covered this way are The Battle of |
| dynamic approach to the subject. | | | | Bannockburn in 1314, The Battle of Hastings in |
| There are five main chapters in the book and | | | | 1066 and the Siege of Paris in 885. Lots more |
| they cover the whole range of combat during the | | | | famous battles covered and analyzed. |
| period from infantry to mounted warfare, | | | | |