Christopher Allmand Society at War (Hardback) Warfare in History For Sale

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Title: Society at War
Condition: New
Subtitle: The Experience of England and France during the Hundred Years War
Author: Christopher Allmand
Contributor: Christopher Allmand (Edited by)
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 085115672X
EAN: 9780851156729
ISBN: 9780851156729
Publisher: The Boydell Press
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: History
Release Date: 01/01/1973
Description: Primary sources for the Hundred Years War present the realities of the medieval experience of warfare in England and in France.War\'s impact on two societies, England and France, in the late middle ages is fully explored through the evidence and commentary presented here, showing how they reacted to the conflict between them. The Hundred Years War forms the framework for the chosen documents, all from the fourteenth and fifteenth century; extracts show how men thought about war and how they faced up to these ideas in practice; the problems of manpower; and the effects of the military needs of the day on society. The importance of economic motives for going to war is considered, together with the changing methods used in fighting the war. Finally, the attempts at peace-making are illustrated, showing how wardid not necessarily end suddenly since its effects -social, economic and political - were felt for many years after it was officially over.New introduction, updated bibliography; originally published 1973. CHRISTOPHER ALLMANDis Professor of Medieval History at the University of Liverpool.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 216mm
Item Length: 138mm
Book Series: Warfare in History
Release Year: 1973

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