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Author:
McGlynn, Sean.
Title:
By sword and fire : cruelty and atrocity in medieval warfare / Sean McGlynn.
Publisher:
Phoenix,
Copyright Date:
2009
Description:
xvii, 296 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Subject:
Military history, Medieval.
Military art and science--Europe--History--Medieval, 500-1500.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2008. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
For all the talk of chivalry, medieval warfare routinely involved acts which we would consider war crimes. Lands laid waste, civilians slaughtered, prisoners massacred: this was standard fare justified by tradition and practical military necessity.
ISBN:
0304366951 (pbk)
9780304366958 (pbk)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)463334880
Locations:
OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

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