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First published in 1898, this history of medieval warfare, written by one of the great medievalists of his time, Sir Charles Oman, remains for students and general readers one of the best accounts of military art in the Middle Ages. The book begins with the significant battle of Adrianople...
Read moreFirst published in 1898, this history of medieval warfare, written by one of the great medievalists of his time, Sir Charles Oman, remains for students and general readers one of the best accounts of military art in the Middle Ages. The book begins with the significant battle of Adrianople in 378 A.D. (the most fearful defeat suffered by a Roman army since Cannae in 216 B.C.) and Marignano (1515 A.D.), the last of the triumphs of the medieval horseman. It was extensively revised and edited by John H. Beeler in 1953 to incorporate many new facts uncovered since the late nineteenth century. This edition is based on Methuen’s 1978 revised and enlarged edition, which includes new chapters and the author’s original preface.
This book presents a general summary of the views on the history of the world held by various historians’ perspective. Rest of the book is derived from author’s main work of 20 years on the Napoleonic period.
Narrative includes four stories of the Secret Service that illustrate in different...
Read moreThis book presents a general summary of the views on the history of the world held by various historians’ perspective. Rest of the book is derived from author’s main work of 20 years on the Napoleonic period.
Narrative includes four stories of the Secret Service that illustrate in different fashions the underworld of political and military intrigue which escapes notice in other general history work.
Some of the material included in this book is derived from the study of the British tactics before the Peninsular War and helps to comprehend Duke of Wellington’s methods of warfare with Napoleon and his armies. Discussion is included on Napoleon’s system of using his cavalry as a generalization with a specific study of the handling of the cavalry by his generals in the Spanish War.