History of the Art of War: Within the Framework of Political History. Vol. 3. The Middle Ages

718 Pages·1982·24.51 MB·English

by  Hans Delbrück

HISTORY OF
THE ART OF WAR
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HISTORY OF
THE ART OF WAR
Within the Framework
of Political History
By HANS DELBRÜCK
Volume Ht
THE MIDDLE AGES
Translated from the German
by Walter J. Renfroe, Jr.
Contributions in Military History, Number 26
GREENWOOD PRESS
Westport, Connecticut • London, England
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Delbrück, Hans, 1848-1929.
History of the art of war within the frame­
work of political history.
(Contributions in military history; no. 9,
20, 26 ISSN 0084-9251)
Translation of Geschichte der Kriegskunst
im Rahmen der politischen Geschichte.
Includes bibliographical references and
indexes.
CONTENTS: v. 1. Antiquity—v. 2. The Germans—
v. 3. The Middle Ages.
1. Military art and science—History.
2. Naval art and science—History. 3. Military
history. 4. Naval history.
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English language edition copyright (c) 1982 by Walter J. Renfroe,Jr.
Originally published in German under the title Geschichte der Kriegskunst im Rahmen der
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ISBN: 0-8371-8164-X
ISSN: 0084-9251
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Table of Contents
List of Illustrations 7
Translator’s Foreword 9
Volume III
The Middle Ages
BOOK I
Charlemagne and His Successors
I. Charlemagne 13
II. The Subjugation of the Saxons 65
III. The Carolingian Empire, the Normans, andt he Hungarians 79
BOOK II
The Feudal State at the Height of Its Development
I. The Formation of Nations on the Remains of the Carolingian
Empire 93
II. The Battle on the Lechfeld 115
III. The Battles of Emperor Henry IV 131
IV. The Subjugation of the Anglo-Saxons by the Normans 147
V. The Norman Military Organization in England 163
VI. The Norman Nation in Italy 183
VII. Byzantium 189
VIII. The Arabs 203
IX. General View of the Crusades 217
BOOK III
The High Middle Ages
I. Knighthood as a Caste 225
II. Military Aspects of Knighthood 263
III. Mercenaries 313
IV. Strategy 323
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V. The Italian Communes and the Hohenstaufens 331
VI. The German Cities 365
VII. The Conquest of Prussia by the Teutonic Order 377
VIII. English Archery. The Conquest of Wales and Scotland by
Edward I 385
IX. Individual Campaigns, Battles, and Engagements 399
BOOK IV
The Late Middle Ages
Preface 429
I. Phalanx Battles. Burgher Forces and Militia Levies 431
II. Dismounted Knights and Marksmen 453
III. The Ottoman Turks 473
IV. The Hussites 483
V. Condottieri, Compagnies d’Ordonnance, and Freischützen 505
VI. The Battles of Tannenberg, Mond’héry, and a Few Other
Engagements of the Period 523
BOOK V
The Swiss
I. Introduction 545
II. Battle on the Morgarten 551
III. Battle of Laupen 561
IV. Battle of Sempach 571
V. Battle of Döffingen 581
VI. Military Organization of the Confederation 585
VII. The Burgundian Wars 599
VIII. Military Theory in the Middle Ages 635
IX. Conclusion 649
Appendix 1 Chronological Listing of the Battles Referred to in
This Volume 657
Appendix 2 Latin Text of the Oath in the Capitulare missorum 661
Appendix 3 Latin Texts of the Carolingian and Other Capitularies
on Military Service 663
Appendix 4 Latin Texts of the Assizes of Arms 675
Index 679