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Author:

Whetham, David

Title:

Just wars and moral victories : surprise, deception and the normative framework of European war in the later Middle Ages / by David Whetham.

Publisher:

Brill,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

266 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Military art and science--Europe--History--To 1500.
Europe--History, Military--To 1500.
Surprise (Military science)--History.
Deception (Military science)--History.
Chivalry--Europe--History--To 1500.
Middle Ages

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Metaphysical and moral context -- The role of war as a legal instrument in the Middle Ages -- The epitome of military science -- The works of Geoffroy de Charny -- Froissart : the management of chivalric expectation -- Conclusion.

Series:

History of warfare ; v. 55

ISBN:

9004171533 (hardback : alk. paper)
9789004171534 (hardback : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)313666471

LCCN:

2009015146

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)