| This book is a great read for fans of medieval combat | | | | from infantry to mounted warfare, command and |
| and a great resource for people interested in the | | | | control, siege techniques and Naval warfare. |
| middle ages and in the art of war during the Middle and | | | | It is very easy for any book covering a subject within |
| Dark Ages. | | | | the Middle Ages to be a bit too scholarly for the |
| Fighting techniques of the Medieval World takes a | | | | average fan of medieval things. But this book avoids |
| really good overall look at the whole scope of what | | | | this by being written in plain language and by supporting |
| combat was about during the thousand year period | | | | this writing with an abundance of pictures, graphics and |
| from 500 AD to 1500 AD. It introduces you to the | | | | images. It is clearly written, easy to understand, and full |
| subject in chapter one by looking at the weapons and | | | | of pictures, maps, and images. It has everything a |
| techniques of the foot soldier. It then moves up the | | | | casual fan of all things medieval could want. This is the |
| hierarchy of combat through the book by analyzing | | | | new bible for every fan of medieval things. |
| combat from the eyes of the generals. And it does | | | | Extra Stuff: |
| this by showing us famous battles throughout history, | | | | One of the absolute best things about the book is the |
| Battles like the Siege of Paris and the Battle of | | | | maps of famous battles. These maps give you a good |
| Hastings. But it doesn't just tell you about these | | | | understanding of famous medieval battles and how |
| famous battles, it also shows you, with maps and | | | | they happened. They show the terrain and the troops, |
| charts, how they were fought, how the troops moved, | | | | and explain how events unfolded in the battle. Some |
| and how the battle unfolded. This is an excellent and | | | | of the famous battles covered this way are The |
| dynamic approach to the subject. | | | | Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, The Battle of Hastings in |
| There are five main chapters in the book and they | | | | 1066 and the Siege of Paris in 885. Lots more famous |
| cover the whole range of combat during the period | | | | battles covered and analyzed. |