Edited by Clifford J. Rogers
From the Viking invasions to the Crusades to the Hundred Years’ War, wars were crucial agents of change in medieval Europe. The
Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology examines all aspects of warfare and military technology in medieval times. Approximately 1,000 articles signed by the leading experts in medieval military history provide an exhaustive and accurate view of how and why wars were waged throughout Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Crusader States between 500 C.E. to 1500.
The
Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology contains articles on military leaders; battles; sieges; individual fortresses; and military technology focusing on subjects such as armor, navigational techniques, and siege warfare tactics. In addition, each regional overview—such as Britain, the Byzantine Empire, and Hungary—includes a discussion of primary sources, an introductory narrative, and an entry on historiography providing a depth and breadth of coverage not found in any other resource on the subject.
Clifford J. Rogers, editor in chief, is Professor in the History Department at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He is the author of
War Cruel and Sharp: English Strategy under Edward III (2000) and
Essays on Medieval Military History: Strategy, Military Revolutions, and the Hundred Years’ War (2010), editor of
Civilians in the Path of War (2002) and
The Wars of Edward III: Sources and Interpretations (1999), and is joint editor for the
Journal of Medieval Military History, the annual journal of the Society for Medieval Military History.
e-reference edition ISBN: 9780195338423
Print edition ISBN: 9780195334036
Print edition publication date: 2010
Publishing history: First published 2010
Copyright: © Oxford University Press 2010
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