Military Cultures and Martial Enterprises in the Middle Ages
Essays in Honour of Richard P. Abels
John D Hosler editor Professor Steven Isaac editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Published:19th Jun '20
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Essays on aspects of medieval military history, encompassing the most recent critical approaches. The essays in this volume honour the career and achievements of Richard Abels, the distinguished historian of medieval military history; in particular, they aim to reflect how the "cultural turn" in the field has led to exciting new developments in scholarship. Ranging from the late eighth century to the fifteenth, from northern England to the Levant, the chapters analyze how medieval kings and commanders practiced a genuine military science, how themeanings of victory and defeat were constructed by chroniclers and whole societies, how wars were remembered and propagandized, and how religion and war mixed.
This Festschrift represents a fitting tribute to its dedicatee. Richard P. Abels is one of those scholars who has done a great deal to build up the sense that this profession should be a 'comitatus': a band of companions in search of historical truth (p. 2). This volume gets that idea across very well. -- ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW
Highly recommended for those who want to get their teeth into some meaty research on medieval warfare. * BATTLEFIELDS TRUST MAGAZINE *
Hosler and Isaac have gathered a glittering phalanx of contributors to honor one of the shining stars of medieval military history... a coherent and dynamic collection that will be referenced for many decades to come. -- Brian R. Price, Air University * H-Net *
ISBN: 9781783275335
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1g
287 pages