Medieval Warfare Book Reviews

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Books for the military history of medieval Spain -- Reviewed by José Manuel Rodríguez García
From Crécy to Mohács: Warfare in the Late Middle Ages (1346-1526) ACTA, 22nd Congress of the International Commission for Military History (Vienna: Heersgeeschichte Museum, 1997) [contributions in English, German, French, and Spanish] -- Reviewed by Brian D.H. Ditcham
Journal of the Armour Research Soceity, vol. 1 (2005) -- Reviewed by Steven Walton.

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Richard Abels, Alfred The Great: War, Kingship and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England- reviewed by Bruce O'Brien
Richard Abels and Bernard Bachrach (eds.), The Normans and their Adversaries at War: Essays in Memory of C. Warren Hollister -- Reviewed by Val Eads
Richard Abels and Bernard Bachrach (eds.), The Normans and their Adversaries at War: Essays in Memory of C. Warren Hollister, -- Reviewed by Sean McGlynn (English Historical Review)
David Abulafia and Nora Berend (eds.), Medieval Frontiers: Concepts and Practices -- Reviewed by Naomi Standen
Michael C.C. Adams, Echoes of War: A Thousand Years of Military History in Popular Culture -- Reviewed by Michelle Llyn Ferry (The History Teacher)
Stephen Allen, Lords of Battle: The World of the Celtic Warrior (Osprey, 2007), 224pp. -- Reviewed by Shaun Bennett.
Christopher Allmand (ed.), War, Government and Power in Late Medieval France -- Reviewed by Clifford Rogers
S.J. Allen and Emilie Amt (eds.), The Crusades: A Reader (Braodview, 2003) -- Reviewed by Jose Manuel Rodriguez Garcia
S.J. Allen and Emilie Amt (eds.), The Crusades: A Reader (Braodview, 2003) -- Reviewed by Zsolt Hunyadi
Francesco Ambrogiani, Vita di Costanzo Sforza (1447-1483) Pesaro città e contà, Link 3 (Pesaro: Società pesarese di studi storici, 2003) -- Reviewed by Sergio Montovani.
Reuven Amitai-Preiss (ed.), Mongols and Mamluks: the Mongol-Ilkhanid War, 1260-1281 (Leiden: Brill, 1995) [Mamluk Studies Review]
Alfred Andrea, Contemporary Sources for the Fourth Crusade -- Reviewed by Dorothy Abrahamse
Andrew Ayton and Philip Preston, et al., The Battle of Crecy, 1346, Warfare in History (Boydell, 2005) -- Reviewed by Sergio Mantovani.
Andrew Ayton and J.L. Price (eds.), The Medieval Military Revolution: State, Society and Military Change in Medieval and Early Modern Europe -- Reviewed by Bernard Bachrach
Andrew Ayton and J. L. Price (eds.), The Medieval Military Revolution: State, Society and Military Change in Medieval and Early Modern Europe -- Reviewed by Kelly DeVries (The Historian)

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David Bachrach, Religion and the Conduct of War, c. 300- c. 1215 -- Reviewed by Don Kagy
Denise Baker (ed.), Inscribing the Hundred Years' War in French and English Cultures (SUNY, 2000) -- Reviewed by Andrew J. Villalon
Michel Balard, Benjamin Z. Kedar and Jonathan Riley-Smith (eds.), Dei Gesta per Francos: Crusade studies in honour of Jean Richard- reviewed by Paul Crawford
Malcolm Barber and Keith Bate, The Templars- reviewed by Daniel Mondekar
Malcolm Barber and Keith Bate (eds.), Letters from the East: Crusaders, Pilgrims and Settlers in the 12th-13th Centuries, Crusade Texts in Translation 18 (Ashgate, 2010), xv+188pp. -- Reviewed by Ora Limor. [TMR 11.04.22]
Frank Barlow, The Godwins (Pearson Education, 2003) -- Reviewed by Richard Abels.
Frank Barlow (ed.), The "Carmen de Hastingae Proelio" of Guy Bishop of Amiens -- Reviewed by John Howe
Robert Bartlett, The Making of Europe. Conquest, Colonization and Cultural Change, 950-1350 -- Reviewed by José Manuel Rodríguez García
Wayne Bartlett, God Wills It! An Illustrated History of the Crusades -- Reviewed by Jennifer A. Price
Mark Bartusis, The Late Byzantine Army: Arms and Society, 1204-1453 (U. Penn Press, 1992) -- Reviewed by Christopher Berg.
David Abulafia and Nora Berend (eds.), Medieval Frontiers: Concepts and Practices -- Reviewed by Naomi Standen
Nicholas Hooper and Matthew Bennett, Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages 768-1487 -- Reviewed by Kelly DeVries
Julia Barrow and Andrew Wareham (eds.), Myth, Rulership, Church and Charters: Essays in Honour of Nicholas Brooks (Ashgate, 2008), 286pp. -- Reviewed by Craig Nakashian.
Mary Beard, The Roman Triumph (Harvard UP, 2007), 434pp pbk. -- Reviewed by Edmund P. Cueva.

Douglas Biggs, Three Armies in Britain: The Irish Campaign of Richard II and the Usurpation of Henry IV, 1397-99, History of Warfare 39 (Brill, 2006), xvi+300 pp -- Reviewed by Compton Reeves.

John W. Birkenmeier, The Development of the Komnenian Army: 1081-1180 -- Reviewed by Walter Kaegi

John W. Birkenmeier, The Development of the Komnenian Army: 1081-1180 -- Reviewed Almyr L. Bump (Journal of Military History)

Agnès Blandeau, Pasolini, Chaucer and Boccacio: Two medieval texts and their translations to film (McFarland, 2006) -- Reviewed by Victoria Bandt.

Constance Brittain Bouchard, "Strong of Body, Brave and Noble": Chivalry and Society in Medieval France -- Reviewed by Mary Alberi (The Historian)

Karl Borchardt, Helen Nicholson, and Nikolas Jaspert (eds.), The Hospitallers, the Mediterranean and Europe: Festschrift for Anthony Luttrell (Ashgate, 2007), 340 pp. -- Reviewed by Don Kagay.

Constance Brittain Bouchard, Knights in History and Legend (Firefly Books, 2009) 304pp. -- Reviewed by Susanna Throop [TMR 10.06.31]

Ernle Bradford, Sword And The Scimitar: The Saga Of The Crusades (Pen & Sword, 2004), 192pp. -- Reviewed by Timothy May.

Vladimir Brnardic, Imperial Armies of the Thirty Year's War (1) Infantry and Artillery, Men-at-Arms 457 (Osprey, 2009), 64pp. -- Reviewed by Jay Roberts.

Judith Bronstein, The Hospitallers and the Holy Land: Financing the Latin East, 1187-1274 (Boydell, 2005) -- Reviewed by Zsolt Hunyadi

Chris Brown, Bannockburn 1314 (The History Press, 2008), 384pp -- Reviewed by Lee Ruddin.

Chris Brown, Robert the Bruce: A Life Chronicled (Tempus, 2004) -- reviewed by Elizabeth Schevtchuk-Armstrong.

Chris Brown, The Second Scottish Wars of Independence -- Reviewed by Clifford Rogers

Chris Brown, William Wallace: The True Story of Braveheart (The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud, 2005) -- Reviewed by Sergio Mantovani.

Michael Brown, The Black Douglases. War and Lordship in Late Medieval Scotland, 1300-1455 -- Reviewed by Jenny Wormald (English Historical Review)

Gordon S. Brown, The Norman Conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily -- Reviewed by Lawrence Mott

Warren C. Brown, Violence in Medieval Europe, The Medieval World (Pearson Education Limited [Longman], 2011), xv+328pp. -- Reviewed by Oren Falk [TMR 11.07.25].

Richard Brzezinski, Polish Winged Hussar 1576-1775, Warrior 94 (Osprey, 2006), 64pp. -- Reviewed by Sergio Mantovani.

Marcus Bull and Norman Housely (eds.), The Experience of Crusading 1. Western Approaches (Cambridge University Press (2003) -- Reviewed by Lee P. Ruddin.

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Martin Alvira Cabrer, 12 de Septiembre de 1213. El Jueves de Muret -- Reviewed by José Manuel Rodríguez García

William Caferro, Mercenary Companies and the Decline of Siena -- Reviewed by Brian G. H. Ditcham

William Caferro, Mercenary Companies and the Decline of Siena -- Reviewed by Bernard S. Bachrach (The Historian)

William Caferro, Mercenary Companies and the Decline of Siena -- Reviewed by Carla Sodini

Duncan B. Campbell, Mons Graupius AD83: Rome's Battle at the Edge of the World , Campaign 224 (Osprey 2010), 96pp. -- Reviewed by Edmund P. Cueva.

Fergus Cannan, Galloglass 1250–1600: Gaelic Mercenary Warrior, Warrior 143 (Osprey 2010) 64pp. -- Reviewed by Sergio Mantovani.

Fergus Cannan, Scottish Arms and Armour (Shire Books, 2009), 120pp. -- Reviewed by Ilana Krug.

Vincent P. Carey, Surviving the Tudors: The 'Wizard' Earl of Kildare and English Rule in Ireland, 1537-1586 -- Reviewed by Carole Levin

Kenneth Chase, Firearms: A Global History to 1700 (Cambridge, 2003) -- Reviewed by David Sobek

Eric Christiansen, The Norsemen in the Viking Age -- Reviewed by Margaret Clunies Ross

Niall Christie and Maya Yazigi (eds.), Noble Ideals and Bloody Realities: Warfare in the Middle Ages, History of Warfare 37 (Brill, 2006) -- Reviewed by Brian Ditcham.

S.D. Church, The Household Knights of King John -- Reviewed by Heather Tanner

David Clark, Barnet - 1471 (Pen & Sword, 2007), 125pp -- Reviewed by Compton Reeves.

Jill N. Claster, Sacred Violence: The European Crusades to the Middle East, 1096-1396 (U. of Toronto Press, 2009) and Helen J. Nicholson, The Crusades (Hackett, 2009) - Reviewed by Brian G.H. Ditcham for H-German

Roger Collins, Early Medieval Europe 300-1000, 2d ed. -- Reviewed by Sam Collins(The History Teacher)

Giles Constable, Crusaders and Crusading in the Twelfth Century, Ashgate: Burlington, VT, 2008. -- Reviewed by Thomas F. Madden [TMR 10.03.29]

Phillippe Contamine (ed.), War and Competition between States -- Reviewed by Mark Charles Fissel (The History Teacher)

J.P.D. Cooper, Thom Richardson, and Graeme Rimer (eds.), Henry VIII: Arms and the Man (Royal Armouries, 2009) -- Reviewed by Steven A. Walton.

Jonathan Cooper, Scottish Renaissance Armies 1513-1550 (Osprey, 2008), 64pp. -- Reviewed by Steven Gunn.

Stephen Cooper, Sir John Hawkwood: Chivalry and the Art of War (Pen&Sword/Casemate, 2008) -- Reviewed by Peter Sposato.

Ivy A. Corfis and Michael Wolfe (eds.), The Medieval City under Siege -- Reviewed by Jose Manuel Rodriguez Garcia

Hélène Couderc-Barraud, La violence, l'ordre et la paix. Résoudre les conflits en Gascogne du XIe au début de XIIIe siècle (Toulouse: Presses universitaires du Mirail, 2008), 377pp. -- Reviewed by George T. Beech

Charles Coulson, Castles in Medieval Society. Fortresses in England, France and Ireland in the Central Middle Ages -- Reviewed by Andy King

Simon Coupland, Carolingian Coinage and the Vikings: Studies on Power and Trade in the 9th Century (Ashgate, 2007), 336pp -- Reviewed by Stephen McCauley.

Daibhi O Croinin, Early Medieval Ireland, 400-1200 -- Reviewed by Dorothy C. Africa

Patricia Crone, From Arabian Tribes to Islamic Empire: Army, State and Society in the Near East c.600-850, Variorum CS895 (Ashgate, 2008) 320pp. -- Reviewed by Muhammed Hassanali.

Everett U. Crosby, Medieval Warfare. A Bibliographical Guide - reviewed by John France

Anne Curry (ed.), Agincourt 1415: Henry V, Sir Thomas Erpingham and the triumph of the English archers -- Reviewed by David Grummitt

Roger Crowley, Empires of the Seas: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580 (Faber&Faber, 2009), 368pp.-- Reviewed by Lee Ruddin.

Anne Curry, The Battle of Agincourt: Sources and Interpretations (Boydell, 2000) -- Reviewed by Cliff Rogers

Anne Curry, The Battle of Agincourt: Sources and Interpretations, PB edition (Boydell, 2009), 487pp. -- Reviewed by Scott Manning.

Anne Curry, The Battle of Agincourt: Sources and Interpretations -- Reviewed by Malcolm Vale (Albion)

Anne Curry, The Battle of Agincourt: Sources and Interpretations -- Reviewed by Malcolm Vale (English Historical Review)

Dana Cushing (ed.), A Middle English Chronicle of the First Crusade - The Caxton Eracles, -- Reviewed by Helen Nicholson

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Raffaele D'Amato, The Varangian Guard 988-1453, Men-at-Arms 459 (Osprey, 2010), 48pp. -- Reviewed by Daniel Rodrigues.

Gutierre Diaz de Gamez, The Unconquered Knight: A Chronicle of the Deeds of Don Pero Niño, Count of Buelna (1928; Boydell 2004) -- Reviewed by L.J. Andrew Villalon.

Timothy Dawson, Byzantine Cavalryman, c900-1204 , Warrior 139 (Osprey, 2009), 64pp. -- Reviewed by Stephen Morillo.

Timothy Dawson, Byzantine Infantryman: Eastern Roman Empire c.900-1204, Warrior 118 (Osprey, 2007), 64pp. -- Reviewed by Russ Goodrich.

Timothy Dawson, Byzantine Infantryman: Eastern Roman Empire c. 900-1204, Warrior 118 (Osprey, 2007), 64pp. and Byzantine Cavalryman c. 900-1204, Warrior 139 (Opsprey, 2009), 64pp. -- Reviewed by Christopher Berg.

Christine de Pizan, The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry, translated by Sumner Willard and edited by Charity Cannon Willard -- Reviewed by Nadia Margolis

Robert Douglas Smith and Kelly DeVries, The Artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy 1363-1477 (Brill, 2005) -- Reviewed by Pete Burkholder.

Kelly DeVries, Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology -- Reviewed by Walter Kaegi

Kelly DeVries, Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology, revised edition - History of Warfare 26 (Brill, 2004), xii+330pp. -- Reviewed by Robert Howell.

Kelly DeVries, Infantry Warfare in the Early Fourteenth Century: Discipline, Tactics, and Technology -- Reviewed by Sean Mcglynn (English Historical Review)

Kelly DeVries, Joan of Arc: A Military Leader -- Reviewed by Dawn Drumin (King's College - Women's History Resources Site)

Kelly DeVries, Joan of Arc: A Military Leader -- Reviewed by Margaret Sankey

Nicola di Cosmo (ed.), Military Culture in Imperial China (Harvard University Press, 2009), 445pp. -- Reviewed by Kenneth Swope.

Gonzalo Martínez Díez, Lacruz y la espada -- Reviewed by José Manuel Rodríguez García

Fred M. Donner (ed.), The Expansion of the Early Islamic State, The Formation of the Classical Islamic World 5 (Ashgate Variorum, 2008) 386pp. -- Reviewed by Lee Ruddin.

H.A. Drake, Violence in Late Antiquity: Perceptions and Practices (Ashgate,2006) -- Reviewed by Edmund P. Cueva.

Matthew James Driscoll (ed.), Ágrip af Nóregskonungasögum: A Twelfth-Century Synoptic History of the Kings of Norway -- Reviewed by Kari Ellen Gade (Alvíssmál)

Diana Dunn (ed.), War and Society in Medieval and Early Modern Britain -- Reviewed by John France (English Historical Review)

Diana Dunn (ed.), War and Society in Medieval and Early Modern Britain -- Reviewed by A. Compton Reeves

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Ana Echevarría, Knights on the Frontier: The Moorish Guard of the Kings of Castile (1410-1467), MEMIW 36 (Brill, 2009), 358pp. -- Reviewed by Nicolás Agrait

Peter Edbury and Jonathan Phillips (eds.), The Experience of Crusading 2. Defining the Crusader Kingdom (Cambridge University Press, 2003) -- Reviewed by Cason Snow.

Susan B. Edgington and Sarah Lambert (eds.), Gendering the Crusades -- Reviewed by Christopher Corley

Raymond E. O. Ella, Four Anglian Kings of Northumbria(Old Yorkshire Press, 2002) -- Reviewed by Ilana Krug

Iris Shagrir, Ronnie Ellenblum and Jonathan Riley-Smith (eds.), In Laudem Hierosolymitani: Studies in Crusades and Medieval Culture in Honour of Benjamin Z. Kedar (Ashgate, 2007), 492pp. -- Reviewed by Jose Manuel Rodriguez Garcia.

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Noel Fallows, Jousting in Medieval and Renaissance Iberia (Boydell & Brewer, 2011), 574pp. -- Reviewed by Teofilo F. Ruiz. [TMR 11.07.28].

Donald Featherstone, Bowmen of England (Pen & Sword, 2003), 164pp. -- Reviewed by Ilana Krug.

Randall Fegley, The Golden Spurs of Kortrijk (McFarland, 2002) -- Reviewed by Mark Charles Fissel.

Randall Fegley, The Golden Spurs of Kortrijk: How the Knights of Flanders Fell to the Foot Soldiers of Flanders in 1302 -- Reviewed by Susan Rose

Arther Ferrill, The Fall of the Roman Empire: The Military Explanation (Thames and Hudson, 1986), 192pp. -- Reviewed by Christopher Berg.

Charles Ffoulkes, Armour and Weapons (1909; Yardley, PA: Westholme, 2005) -- Reviewed by Michael Basista.

Maribel Fierro and Francisco García Fitz (eds.), El Cuerpo Derrotado: Cómo Trataban Musulmanes y Cristianos a Los Enemigos Vencidos (Peninsula Iberica, ss.VIII-XIII) (Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 2008), 633pp. -- Reviewed by Jarbel Rodriguez.

Mark Charles Fissel, English Warfare, 1511-1642 -- Reviewed by Barbara Donagan

Mark Charles Fissel, English Warfare, 1511-1642 (Routledge, 2001) (see also Fissel's home page for 3 more)

Mark Charles Fissel, English Warfare: 1511-1642 -- Reviewed by C.S.L. Davies (English Historical Review)

D.J.B.Trim and M.C.Fissel (eds.), Amphibious Warfare 1000-1700 (Brill, 2005) ISBN: 9004132449 €135$182 -- Reviewed by Jose Manuel Rodriguez.

Francisco Garcia Fitz, Castilla y León frente al Islam. Estrategias de expansión y tácticas militares (siglos XI-XIII) -- Reviewed by José Manuel Rodríguez García

Francisco García Fitz, Guerra y relaciones políticas. Castilla-León y los musulmanes, ss. XI-XIII -- Reviewed by Jose Manuel Rodriguez Garcia

Jean Flori, La Guerre Sainte: La formation de l'idee de croisade dans l'Occident chretien, by -- Reviewed by Christopher J. Tyerman (English Historical Review)

Alan Forey, The Military Orders -- Reviewed by José Manuel Rodríguez García

Jeffrey L. Forgeng (ed. and trans.), The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship: A Facsimile & Translation of Europe’s Oldest Personal Combat Treatise, Royal Armouries MS. I.33 (Chivalry Bookshelf, 2003). 157 pp. -- Reviewed by Valerie Eads

Kenneth Fowler, Medieval Mercenaries, Volume 1: The Great Companies -- Reviewed by Brian Ditcham

John France (ed.), Medieval Warfare 1000-1300, International Library of Essays on Military History series (Ashgate, 2006) - Reviewed by Don Kagay.

John France, Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades, 1000-1300 -- Reviewed by Peter W. Edbury (English Historical Review)

Yvonne Friedman, Encounter between Enemies: Captivity and Ransom in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem -- Reviewed by Norman Housley

Alberto Montaner Frutos and Alfonso Boix Jovaní, Guerra en Sarq Al'andalus: Las batallas cidianas de Morella (1084) y Cuarte (1094) (Zaragoza, 2005) -- Reviewed by Don Kagay

Thomas Fudge (ed.), The Crusade against Heretics in Bohemia, 1418-1437 -- Reviewed by David Mengel

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R.B. Scott and N. Gaukroger, Lost Scrolls: The Ancient and Medieval World at War, Field of Glory Gaming Companion 13 (Osprey, 2009), 80pp. -- Reviewed by Gael Grossman.

Daniel Lord Smail and Kelly Gibson, eds. Vengeance in Medieval Europe: A Reader. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009.-- Reviewed by Susanna Throop [TMR 10.03.15]

Anne Gilmour-Bryson (trans.), The Trial of the Templars in Cyprus: A Complete English Edition -- Reviewed by Helen Nicholson

Robert G. Hoyland and Brian Gilmour, Medieval Islamic Swords and Swordmaking: Kindi's treatise 'On swords and their kinds' (Gibb Memorial Trust, 2006) -- Reviewed by Muhammed Hassanali.

Adrian Goldsworthy, Roman Warfare (Cassel, 2000), 224pp.-- Reviewed by Christopher Berg.

Stephane William Gondoin, The Siege Of Orleans And The Loire Campaign 1428-1429, Men and Battles 6 (Histoire and Collections, 2010), 160pp. -- Reviewed by Brian Ditcham.

Fernando González de León, The Road to Rocroi: Class, Culture and Command in the Spanish Army of Flanders, 1567-1659, History of Warfare, 52 (Brill, 2009), xvi+408 pp. -- Reviewed by Brian Ditcham.

Christopher Gravett, The Castles of Edward I in Wales 1277-1307, Fortress 64 (Osprey, 2007), 64pp. -- Reviewed by Victoria Bandt.

Christopher Gravett, The Castles of Edward I in Wales, 1277-1307, Fortress 64 (Osprey, 2007), 64pp. -- Reviewed by Craig Nakashian.

Christopher Gravett, Knight: Noble Warrior of England 1200-1600 (Osprey, 2008), 288pp. -- Reviewed by Matthieu Chan Tsin

Christopher Gravett, Knight: Noble Warrior of England 1200-1600 (Osprey, 2010), paperback ed., 288pp. [review of HB] -- Reviewed by Peter Sposato.

Christopher Gravett, Norman Stone Castles (2) Europe 950–1204, Fortress 18 (Osprey, 2004) -- Reviewed by John D. Hosler

Christopher Gravett, Towton 1461, Campaign 120 (Osprey, 2005) -- Reviewed by A. Compton Reeves

Sir Thomas Gray, Scalacronica 1272-1363, Andy King (ed. and trans.),, Surtees Society v. 209 (Brill, 2005) -- Reviewed by Cliff Rogers.

Geoffrey Greatrex, Rome and Persia at War, 502-532 -- Reviewed by Peter Riedlberger (Bryn Mawr Classical Review)

Justin E. Griffin, The Grail Procession: The Legend, the Artifacts, and the Possible Sources of the Story (McFarland, 2004) -- Reviewed by John D. Hosler

Paddy Griffith, The Viking Art of War (Casemate Publishing, 2009), 224pp. -- Reviewed by Ilana Krug.
Enrica Guerra, Soggetti a “ribalda fortuna”. Gli uomini dello stato estense nelle guerre dell’Italia quattrocentesca, Temi di storia 74 (Milan: Franco Angeli, 2005) -- Reviewed by Sergio Mantovani.

Luigi Guicciardini, The Sack of Rome, translated by James H. McGregor -- Reviewed by Sergio Mantovani

Guillaume de Machaut, The Capture of Alexandria, trans. Janet Shirley -- Reviewed by Clifford Rogers

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Barton C. Hacker, World Military History Bibliography: Premodern and Nonwestern Military Institutions and Warfare -- Reviewed by William J. Hamblin

Barton C. Hacker, World Military History Bibliography: Premodern and Nonwestern Military Institutions and Warfare: Premodern and Nonwestern Military Institutions (Works Published before 1967), revised edition - History of Warfare 27 (Brill, 2004) and CD-Rom Version [combined review] -- Reviewed by Muhammed Hassanali.

John F. Haldon, The Byzantine Wars: Battles and Campaign of the Byzantine Era -- Reviewed by Richard Cornwell

John Haldon, The Byzantine Wars: Battles and Campaigns of the Byzantine Era -- Reviewed by Jonathan Shepard (English Historical Review)

D. Nicolle, J. Haldon, and S. Turnbull, The Fall of Constantinople: The Ottoman Conquest of Byzantium(Osprey, 2007), 256pp. -- Reviewed by John Miglletta.

Bert S. Hall, Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe -- Reviewed by Randall Storey

Bert S. Hall, Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe -- Reviewed by Louis Hass (The Historian)

Guy Halsall (ed.), Violence and Society in the Early Medieval West- reviewed by Thomas Head (The Historian)

Catherine Hanley, War and Combat 1150-1270: The Evidence from Old French Literature (Brewer, 2003) -- Reviewed by Steve Muhlberger

Paul E.J. Hammer (ed.), Warfare in Early Modern Europe 1450-1660, International Library of Essays on Military History (Ashgate, 2007), 508pp. -- Reviewed by Mark Charles Fissel.

Stephen Hand (ed.), SPADA: An Anthology of Swordsmanship in Memory of Ewart Oakeshott (Chivalry Bookshelf, 2002) -- Reviewed by Michael Basista

Paul Wagner & Stephen Hand, Medieval Sword And Shield: The Combat System of Royal Armouries MS I.33 (Chivalry Bookshelf, 2009), 278pp. -- Reviewed by Mark Geldof.

Catherine Hanley, War and Combat 1150-1270: The Evidence from Old French Literature (Brewer, 2003) -- Reviewed by Steve Muhlberger

Gregory Hanlon, The Twilight of a Military Tradition: Italian Aristocrats and European Conflicts, 1560-1800 -- Reviewed by W. M. Reger IV

Shai Har-El (ed.), Struggle for Domination on the Middle East: The Ottoman-Mamluk War, 1485-1491 (Leiden: Brill, 1995) [Mamluk Studies Review]

Yuval Noah Harari, Renaissance Military Memoirs: War, History, and Identity, 1450-1600, Warfare in History series (Boydell, 2004) -- Reviewed by Don Kagay

Yuval Noah Harari, Special Operations in the Age of Chivalry, 1100-1550 (Boydell & Brewer, 2007), 248pp. -- Reviewed by Matthieu Chan Tsin.

Yuval Noah Harari, The Ultimate Experience: Battlefield Revelations and the Making of Modern War Culture, 1450-2000 (Palgrave, 2009), 408pp. -- Reviewed by Mark Geldof.

Peter Harrison, Castles of God: Fortified Religious Buildings of the World (Boydell, 2004) -- Reviewed by Oliver Creighton

Monika Schuol, Udo Hartmann, and Andreas Luther (eds.), Grenzüberschreitungen. Formen des Kontakts zwischen Orient und Okzident im Altertum -- Reviewed by Marek J. Olbrycht

John B. Hattendorf and Richard W. Unger (eds.), War at Sea in the Middle Ages and Renaissance -- Reviewed by Susan Rose

Ralph V. Turner and Richard H. Heiser, The Reign of Richard Lionheart: Ruler of the Angevin Empire, 1189-1199 -- Reviewed by James Bothwell

Michael Hicks, The Wars of the Roses 1455-1485 -- Reviewed by David Grummitt

Carole Hillenbrand, The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives; with Jean Richard, The Crusades, c.1071-c.1291, , translated by Jean Birrell - both reviewed by Malcolm Barber (History Today)

John M. Hill, The Anglo-Saxon Warrior Ethic: Reconstructing Lordship in Early English Literature -- Reviewed by Bernard Bachrach

Erik Hildinger, Warriors of the Steppe: A Military History of Central Asia 500 B.C. to 1700 A.D. (Da Capo, 2001), x+260pp. -- Reviewed by Christopher Berg.

Geoffrey Hindley, Saladin: Hero of Islam (1976; rpt. Pen & Sword, 2007) -- Reviewed by Lee Ruddin.

Nicholas Hooper and Matthew Bennett, Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare: The Middle Ages 768-1487 -- Reviewed by Kelly DeVries

Peter Hoskins, In the Steps of the Black Prince: The Road to Poitiers, 1355-1356 (Boydell, 2011) 274 pp. -- Reviewed by Mollie Madden.

Norman Housley, Contesting the Crusades, Contesting the Past series (Blackwell, 2006) -- Reviewed by Timothy May.

Norman Housley, The Crusaders -- Reviewed by Phillip Nel

Norman Housley, Crusading and Warfare in Medieval and Renaissance Europe -- Reviewed by David Hay

Marcus Bull and Norman Housely (eds.), The Experience of Crusading 1. Western Approaches (Cambridge University Press, 2003) -- Reviewed by Lee P. Ruddin.

Norman Housley, Religious Warfare in Europe, 1400-1543 -- Reviewed by David Sobek

Norman Housley, Crusading and Warfare in Medieval and Renaissance Europe -- Reviewed by David Hay

Ian Howard, Swein Forkbeard's Invasions and the Danish Conquest of England, 991-1017 (Boydell, 2003) -- Reviewed by Cason Snow.

James Howard-Johnston, East Rome, Sasanian Persia and the End of Antiquity, Variorum Collected Studies Series: CS848 (Ashgate, 2006), 336pp -- Reviewed by Stephen Morillo.

Ann Hyland, The Medieval Warhorse from Byzantium to the Crusades -- Reviewed by Walter E. Kaegi (The Historian)

Robert G. Hoyland and Brian Gilmour, Medieval Islamic Swords and Swordmaking: Kindi's treatise 'On swords and their kinds' (Gibb Memorial Trust, 2006) -- Reviewed by Muhammed Hassanali.

Lise Hull, Understanding the Castle Ruins of England and Wales. How to Interpret the History and Meaning of Masonry and Earthworks (McFarland & Co, 2009), 228pp. -- Reviewed by Ilana C. Krug.

Zsolt Hunyadi, The Hospitallers in the Medieval Kingdom of Hungary, c. 1150-1387 (Central European University, 2010) -- Reviewed by James William Brodman [TMR 10.06.19]

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Peter Jackson (trans.), The Seventh Crusade, 1244-1254: Sources and Documents (Ashgate, 2007), 276pp. -- Reviewed by Timothy May.

Eric Jager, The Last Duel: A true story of crime, scandal, and trial by combat in medieval France (Broadway, 2004) -- Reviewed by Brian Ditcham

Karl Borchardt, Helen Nicholson, and Nikolas Jaspert (eds.), The Hospitallers, the Mediterranean and Europe: Festschrift for Anthony Luttrell (Ashgate, 2007), 340 pp. -- Reviewed by Don Kagay.

Judith Jesch, Ships and Men in the Late Viking Age: The Vocabulary of Runic Inscriptions and Skaldic Verse -- Reviewed by Susan Rose

Judith Jesch, Ships and Men in the Late Viking Age: The Vocabulary of Runic Inscriptions and Skaldic Verse -- Reviewed by Margaret Clunies Ross

Judith Jesch, Ships and Men in the Late Viking Age: The Vocabulary of Runic Inscription and Skaldic Verse -- Reviewed by Eric Christiansen (English Historical Review)

Michael K. Jones, Agincourt 1415 - A Battlefield Guide (Pen and Sword, 2005) -- Reviewed by Lee Ruddin.

Michael K. Jones, Bosworth 1485: Psychology of a Battle -- Reviewed by David Grummitt

Alberto Montaner Frutos and Alfonso Boix Jovaní, Guerra en Sarq Al'andalus: Las batallas cidianas de Morella (1084) y Cuarte (1094) (Zaragoza, 2005) -- Reviewed by Don Kagay

Robert W. Jones, Bloodied Banners: Martial Display on the Medieval Battlefield (Boydell, 2010), 205pp. -- to be reviewed by L. Andrew Villalon.

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Walter E. Kaegi, Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium (Cambridge, 2002) -- Reviewed by Richard Cornwell

Richard W. Kaeuper, Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe -- Reviewed by Sean McGlynn (English Historical Review)

Richard W. Kaeuper, Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe -- Reviewed by Steven Isaac

Richard W. Kaeuper, Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe -- Reviewed by Thomas F. Madden (The Historian)

L.J. Andrew Villalon and Donald J. Kagay (eds.), Crusaders, Condottieri, and Cannon: Medieval Warfare in Societies Around the Mediterranean -- Reviewed by Niall Christie

L.J. Andrew Villalon and Donald J. Kagay (eds.), The Hundred Years War: a wider focus, History of Warfare 25 (Brill, 2005) -- Reviewed by Brian Ditcham.

L.J.A Villalon and D.J. Kagay (eds.), The Hundred Years War (part II), History of Warfare 51 (Brill 2008), 480pp. -- Reviewed by Daniel Franke.

Donald J. Kagay and L. J. Andrew Villalon (eds.), The Circle of War in the Middle Ages -- Reviewed by Sean McGlynn (English Historical Review)

Donald Kagay and Andrew Villalon (eds.), The Circle of War in the Middle Ages -- Reviewed by Michael Prestwich

Maurice Keen (ed.), Medieval Warfare: A History -- Reviewed by A. A. Nofi (StrategyPage.com)

Margaret L. Kekewich and Susan Rose, France and the Empire 1350-1500 (Palgrave MacMillan, 2005) -- Reviewed by Brian G.H. Ditcham

Hugh Kennedy, Crusader Castles -- Reviewed by Christopher Tyerman (English Historical Review)

Hugh Kennedy, Crusader Castles -- Reviewed by Maria Georgopoulou

H.N. Kennedy (ed.), Muslim Military Architecture in Greater Syria (Brill, 2005) -- Reviewed by Timothy May.

John R. Kenyon, Castles, Town Defences and Artillery Fortifications in the United Kingdom and Ireland: a Bibliography 1945-2006 (Shaun Tyas/Paul Watkins Publishing, 2008) 740pp. -- Reviewed by Mark Charles Fissel and Steven Walton.

Flo Keyes, The Literature of Hope in the Middle Ages: Connections in medieval romance, modern fantasy, and science fiction (McFarland, 2006), 205pp. -- Reviewed by Val Eads.

Andy King (ed. and trans.), Sir Thomas Gray Scalacronica 1272-1363, Surtees Society v. 209 (Brill, 2005) -- Reviewed by Cliff Rogers.

Angus Konstam, The Forts of Celtic Britain, Fortress 50 (Osprey 2006) -- Reviewed by Sergio Mantovani.

Angus Konstam, Strongholds of the Picts: The Fortifications of Dark Age Scotland , Fortress 92 (Osprey 2010), 64pp. -- Reviewed by Russ Goodrich.

Z.J. Kosztolnyik, Hungary in the Thirteenth Century -- Reviewed by Martyn Rady (English Historical Review)

MacGregor Knox and Williamson Murray (eds.), The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050 -- Reviewed by James Jay Carafano

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Helen Lacey, The Royal Pardon: Access to Mercy in Fourteenth-Century England, York Medieval Press (Boydell, 2009), 251pp. -- Reviewed by L.J. Andrew Villalon.

Jennifer Lawler, Encyclopedia of the Byzantine Empire (McFarland, 2004) -- Reviewed by Timothy May

David R. Lawrence, The Complete Soldier. Military Books and Military Culture in Early Stuart England, 1603-1645, History of Warfare, 53 (Brill, 2009), 439 pp. -- Reviewed by Mark Charles Fissel.

M.K. Lawson, The Battle of Hastings, 1066 (Tempus, 2002) -- Reviewed by Peter Konieczny

J. E. Lendon, Soldiers and Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity (Yale UP), xii+468pp. -- Reviewed by Christopher Berg.

Bruce Lenman, England's Colonial Wars 1550-1688: Conflicts, Empire and National Identity -- Reviewed by Pádraig Lenihan

Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage, Castles and Fortified Cities of Medieval Europe: An Illustrated History -- Reviewed by Steven A. Walton

Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage, The Fortifications of Paris (McFarland, 2006) -- Reviewed by Lt. Cmdr. Mark Condero

Yaacov Lev (ed.), War and Society in the Eastern Mediterranean, 7th-15th Centuries (Leiden: Brill, 1997) [Mamluk Studies Review]

David Lindholm and David Nicolle, The Scandinavian Baltic Crusades 1100-1500, illustrated by Angus McBride (Osprey, 2007), 48pp -- Reviewed by Dana Cushing.

Eric Lohr and Marhall Poe (eds.), The Military and Society in Russia, 1450 - 1917 -- Reviewed by Philip Kaveny

Evelyn Lord, The Knights Templar in Britain -- Reviewed by Steven Isaac

G.A. Loud, The Crusade of Frederick Barbarossa: The History of the Expedition of the Emperor Frederick and Related Texts, Crusade Texts in Translation 19 (Ashgate, 2010), 225pp -- Reviewed by David A. Warner [TMR 11.06.45].

Monika Schuol, Udo Hartmann, and Andreas Luther (eds.), Grenzüberschreitungen. Formen des Kontakts zwischen Orient und Okzident im Altertum -- Reviewed by Marek J. Olbrycht

Edward N. Luttwak, The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire (Harvard University Press, 2009) 498pp. -- Reviewed by Warren Treadgold. [TMR 10.06.22]

Edward Luttwak, The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire (Harvard UP, 2009), 512pp. -- Reviewed by Christopher Berg.

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Niccolò Machiavelli, Art of War, trans. Christopher Lynch (University of Chicago Press, 2003) -- Reviewed by L.J. Andrew Villalon.

Thomas F. Madden (ed.), The Crusades: The Essential Readings(Blackwell, 2002) -- Reviewed by James Burrett

Thomas F. Madden, A Concise History of the Crusades -- Reviewed by Peter W. Edbury (English Historical Review)

Thomas F. Madden, A Concise History of the Crusades. Critical Issues in History -- Reviewed by Patrick J. Holt

Thomas F. Madden, The Fourth Crusade: Event, Aftermath, and Perceptions. Papers from the Sixth Conference of the Socieity for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East, Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 August 2004 (Ashgate, 2008), 208pp. -- Reviewed by Paul Dingman, Craig Nakashian, and Peter Sposato.

Thomas F. Madden, James L. Naus, and Vincent Ryan (eds.) Crusades - Medieval Worlds in Conflict (Ashgate, 2010), xix+212pp -- Reviewed by Norman Housley [TMR 11.05.23].

Christopher Maier, Crusade Propaganda and Ideology: Model Sermons for the Preaching of the Cross -- Reviewed by John Tolan

Joyce Lee Malcolm, Guns and Violence: The English Experience and Julius R. Ruff, Violence in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1800- reviewed by Roger B. Manning

Michael Mallett, Mercenaries And Their Masters: Warfare In Renaissance Italy (Pen & Sword, 2009), 304pp. -- Reviewed by Cliff Rogers.

Victor Mallia-Milanes (ed.), The Military Orders, Volume 3: History and Heritage (Ashgate, 2008), 328 pp. -- Reviewed by Jose Manuel Rodriguez Garcia.

Sergio Mantovani, "Ad honore del signore vostro patre et satisfactione nostra". Ferrante d'Este condottiero di Venezia (Modena- Ferrara: Deputazione di Storia Patria per le Antiche Province Modenesi, 2005) -- Reviewed by Brian Ditcham.

Timothy May, The Mongol Art of War (Pen & Sword, 2007), xiii+214pp. -- Reviewed by Muhammed Hassanali.

Eric McGeer, Sowing the Dragon's Teeth: Byzantine Warfare in the Tenth Century (Dumbarton Oaks, 1995, 2008), xx+405pp. -- Reviewed by Emilian Kavalski.

Eric McGreer, Sowing the Dragon's Teeth: Byzantine Warfare in the Tenth Century -- Reviewed by Peter Sarris (English Historical Review)

Sean McLachlan, Medieval Handgonnes: The first black powder infantry weapons, Weapon 3 (Opsrey 2010), 80 pp. -- Reviewed by Sergio Mantovani.

Luca Porzio and Gregory Mele (trans.), The Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi: 15^th Century Swordsmanship of Master Filippo Vardi -- Reviewed by Holger Berwinke

Simon Millar, Vienna 1683: Christian Europe repels the Ottomans, Campaign 191 (Osprey, 2008), 96pp. -- Reviewed by Paul Crawford

James Miller, Swords for Hire: The Scottish Mercenary (Birlinn, 2007), xxv+292pp. -- Reviewed by Brian Ditcham.

William Ian Miller, Bloodtaking and Peacemaking: Feud, Law, and Society in Saga Iceland -- Reviewed by Gunnar Karlsson (Alvissmal)

John F. Moffitt, The Enthroned Corpse of Charlemagne: the Lord-in-Majesty Theme in Early Medieval Art and Life (McFarland, 2006), 239pp. -- Reviewed by Irene González Hernando.

Kristian Molin, Unknown Crusader Castles -- Reviewed by Malcolm Barber (English Historical Review)

Ken Mondschein (ed.), Fencing: A Renaissance Treatise, by Camillo Agrippa (Italica Press, 2009), 138pp. -- Reviewed by James Hester.

Stephen Morillo (ed.), The Battle of Hastings: Sources and Interpretations-reviewed by D.J.A. Matthew (English Historical Review)

Lawrence V. Mott, Sea Power in the Medieval Mediterranean: The Catalan-Aragonese Fleet in the War of the Sicilian Vespers, New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology (University Press of Florida, 2003) -- Reviewed by Don Kagay.

Steven Muhlberger, Deeds of Arms: Formal Combats in the Late Fourteenth Century (The Chivalry Bookshelf, 2005), 247pp. -- Reviewed by Donald J. Kagay. [TMR 11.01.04]

Steven Muhlberger, Jousts and Tournaments: Charny and the Rules for Chivalric Sport in Fourteenth-Century France -- Reviewed by Andy King

David Murphy, Condottiere 1300-1500: Infamous Medieval Mercenaries, Warrior 115 (Osprey, 2007), 64pp. -- Reviewed by J. Andrew Villalon.

Alan V. Murray, The Crusades and Crusader Societies, 1095-1500. Selected Proceedings of the International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, 10-13 July 1995 -- Reviewed by Miri Rubin (English Historical Review)

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Thomas F. Madden, James L. Naus, and Vincent Ryan (eds.) Crusades - Medieval Worlds in Conflict (Ashgate, 2010), xix+212pp -- Reviewed by Norman Housley [TMR 11.05.23].

Jill N. Claster, Sacred Violence: The European Crusades to the Middle East, 1096-1396 (U. of Toronto Press, 2009) and Helen J. Nicholson, The Crusades (Hackett, 2009) - Reviewed by Brian G.H. Ditcham for H-German

Helen Nicholson, The Knight's Hospitaller -- Reviewed by Sophia Menache

Helen Nicholson, Knights Templar 1120-1312, Warrior 91 (Osprey, 2004) -- Reviewed by Paul Crawford.

Helen Nicholson, Knights Templar, 1120-1312, Warrior 91 (Osprey, 2004) -- Reviewed by J.M.B. Porter.

Helen Nicholson (ed.), The Military Orders, vol. II: Welfare and Warfare -- Reviewed by K. S. B. Keats-Rohan (English Historical Review)

Karl Borchardt, Helen Nicholson, and Nikolas Jaspert (eds.), The Hospitallers, the Mediterranean and Europe: Festschrift for Anthony Luttrell (Ashgate, 2007), 340 pp. -- Reviewed by Don Kagay.

David Nicolle, Crusader Castles in Cyprus, Greece and the Aegean 1191-1571, Fortress 59 (Osprey, 2007) -- Reviewed by Sergio Mantovani.

David Nicolle, Crusader Castles in the Holy Land, 1097-1192, Fortress ## (Osprey, 2004) -- Reviewed by Timothy May

David Nicolle, Ottoman Fortifications 1300-1700 , Fortress 95 (Osprey, 2010) 64pp. -- Reviewed by Stephen Morillo.

David Nicolle, Saracen Strongholds 1100-1500: The Central and Eastern Islamic Lands, Fortress 87 (Osprey, 2009), 64pp. -- Reviewed by Muhammed Hassanali.

David Nicolle, Teutonic Knight: 1190-1561 , Warrior 124 (Osprey, 2007), 64pp. -- Reviewed by Daniel Frank.

D. Nicolle, J. Haldon, and S. Turnbull, The Fall of Constantinople: The Ottoman Conquest of Byzantium(Osprey, 2007), 256pp. -- Reviewed by John Miglletta.

David Nicolle, Fighting for the Faith: The Many Fronts of Crusade & Jihad 1000-1500AD (Pen & Sword, 2007), xvi+237pp. -- Reviewed by Lee Ruddin.

W. Sarnecki and D. Nicolle, Medieval Polish Armies 966-1500, Men-at-Arms 445 (Osprey, 2008), 48pp. -- Reviewed by Sergio Mantovani.

David Nicolle, Ottoman Fortifications 1300-1710 (Osprey Publishing, 2010) 64pp. -- Reviewed by Nikolas Bakirtzis. [TMR 11.04.19]

David Nicolle, Poitiers 1356, Campaign 138 (Osprey, 2004) -- Reviewed by Brian Ditcham

David Nicolle, Saladin, illus. Peter Dennis (Osprey, 2011), 64pp -- Reviewed by David S. Bachrach [TMR 11.06.46].

David Nicolle, Saladin: Leadership, Strategy, Conflict, Command 12 (Osprey, 2011), 64pp. -- Reviewed by L.J. Andy Villalon.

David Nicolle, Warriors and their Weapons around the Time of the Crusades -- Reviewed by Jonathan Harris

David Nicolle, The Second Crusade 1148. Disaster Outside Damascus, Campaign 204 (Osprey, 2009), 96pp. -- Reviewed by Lee Ruddin.

David Lindholm and David Nicolle, The Scandinavian Baltic Crusades 1100-1500, illustrated by Angus McBride (Osprey, 2007), 48pp -- Reviewed by Dana Cushing.

Vesey Norman, The Medieval Soldier (Pen & Sword, 2010), 288pp. -- Reviewed by Daniel Rodrigues.

Konstantin S. Nossov with Brian Delf (illus.), Indian Castles 1206–1526: The Rise and Fall of the Delhi Sultanate, Fortress 51 (Osprey, 2006) -- Reviewed by Muhammed Hassanali.

Konstantin Nossov, The Fortress of Rhodes 1309–1522, Fortress 96 (Osprey, 2010), 64pp. -- Reviewed by Robert D. Smith.

Linda S. Northrup, From Slave to Sultan: The Career of al-Mansur Qualawun and the Consolidation of Mamluk Rule in Egypt and Syria (678-689 AH / 1279-1290AD) (Stuttgart: Steiner Verlag, 1998) [Mamluk Studies Review]

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Joseph F. O'Callaghan, The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait (Univ. Pennsylvania Press, 2010), 392pp. -- Reviewed by Dana Cushing.

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Benton Rain Patterson, Harold and William: The Battle for England, A.D. 1064-1066 (Cooper Square Publishers, 2001), 209pp. -- Reviewed by Cason Snow.

John Peddie, Alfred: Warrior King -- Reviewed by Gernot Wieland

Jaroslaw Pelenski, The Contest for the Legacy of Kievan Rus -- Reviewed by Charles J. Halperin

Michael Penman, The Scottish Civil War: The Bruces & the Balliols & the War for Control of Scotland -- Reviewed by R. Andrew McDonald

David D. Perlmutter, Visions of War: Picturing Warfare from the Stone Age to the Cyber Age -- Reviewed by Lee T. Wyatt III (Journal of World History)

Photeinê B. Perra, O Leôn enantion tês Êmiselêniou: O Protos Beneto-Othomanikos Polemos kai ê katalêpsi tou Elladikou khôrou (1463-1479) [Relations between the Knight Hospitallers of Rhodes and Venice during the First Venetian-Ottoman War] -- Reviewed by Juho Wilskman.

Edward Peters, The First Crusade. The Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres and Other Source Materials -- Reviewed by K. S. B. Keats-Rohan (English Historical Review)

Gervase Phillips, The Anglo-Scots Wars, 1513-1550: A Military History -- Reviewed by Barrett L. Beer

Gervase Phillips, The Anglo-Scots Wars 1513-1550: A Military History -- Reviewed by Barrett L. Beer [skalman.nu]

Jonathan Phillips and Martin Hoch (eds.),The Second Crusade: Scope and Consequences -- Reviewed by Gordan Ravancic

Jonathan Phillips and Martin Hoch (eds.),The Second Crusade: Scope and Consequences -- Reviewed by A.J. Forey (English Historical Review)

Jonathan Phillips, Defenders of the Holy Land: Relations Between the Latin East and the West, 1119-1187 -- Reviewed by K.S.B. Keats-Rohan (English Historical Review)

Peter Edbury and Jonathan Phillips (eds.), The Experience of Crusading 2. Defining the Crusader Kingdom (Cambridge University Press (2003) -- Reviewed by Cason Snow.

Simon Phillips, The Prior of the Knights Hospitaller in Late Medieval England (Boydell, 2009), xiv+210pp. -- Reviewed by Stephen Mossman.

Ian Peirce, Swords of the Viking Age -- Reviewed by Paul Mortimer

Michael Pitassi, Roman Warships (Boydell, 2011) 191pp. -- Reviewed by Edmund P. Cueva.

Eric Lohr and Marhall Poe (eds.), The Military and Society in Russia, 1450 - 1917 -- Reviewed by Philip Kaveny

A.J. Pollard, John Talbot And The War In France 1427-1453 (Pen & Sword, 2005), 172pp. -- Reviewed by Ken Madison.

A.J. Pollard, The War of the Roses -- Reviewed by Sean Cunningham (English Historical Review)

Luca Porzio and Gregory Mele (trans.), The Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi: 15^th Century Swordsmanship of Master Filippo Vardi -- Reviewed by Holger Berwinke

David Potter, Henry VIII and Francis I: the final conflict, 1540-47, History of Warfare 66 (Brill 2011), 584pp. -- Reviewed by Brian Ditcham.

David Potter, Renaissance France at War: Armies, Culture & Society, c.1480-1560 (Boydell & Brewer, 2008), 454pp. -- Reviewed by Brian Ditcham.

J.O. Prestwich (ed. Michael Prestwich), The Place of War in English History, 1066-1214 (Boydell, 2004) -- Reviewed by Donald Flemming

Michael Prestwich, Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages: The English Experience -- Reviewed by Andrew Ayton (English Historical Review)

Michael Prestwich, The Medieval Warrior's (Unofficial) Guide (Thames & Hudson, 2010), 208pp. -- Reviewed by Daniel Franke.

Andrew Ayton and J. L. Price (eds.), The Medieval Military Revolution: State, Society and Military Change in Medieval and Early Modern Europe -- Reviewed by Kelly DeVries (The Historian)

Malte Prietzel, Krieg in Mittelalter (Primus Verlag, 2006) -- Reviewed by Brian Ditcham.

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Donald E. Queller and Thomas F. Madden, The Fourth Crusade: The Conquest of Constantinople -- Reviewed by Louis Haas (The Historian)

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Kurt Raaflaub and Nathan Rosenstein (eds.), War and Society in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds: Asia, the Mediterranean, Europe, and Mesoamerica -- Reviewed by Everett L. Wheeler (The Historian)

Igor De Rachewiltz (ed.), The Secret History of the Mongols: A Mongolian Epic Chronicle of the Thirteenth Century, Inner Asian Library 7 (Brill, 2004) -- Reviewed by Timothy May

Frank D. Reno, The Historic King Arthur: Authenticating the Celtic Hero of Post-Roman Britain (1996; McFarland 2003), 458pp -- Rreviewed by Ilana Krug.

James Reston, Jr., Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade -- Reviewed by Michael Pedrotty

Peter Rex, 1066: A New History Of The Norman Conquest (Amberly, 2010) 336pp. -- Reviewed by John Hosler.

Jean Richard, The Crusades, c.1071-c.1291, translated by Jean Birrell -- Reviewed by Kevin Madigan (Christian Century)

Jean Richard, The Crusades, c.1071-c.1291, translated by Jean Birrell -- Reviewed by Christopher Tyerman (English Historical Review)

Jean Richard, The Crusades, c.1071-c.1291, translated by Jean Birrell ; with Carole Hillenbrand, The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives - both reviewed by Malcolm Barber (History Today)

D.S. Richards, The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for The Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh, part 1, the years 491-541/1097-1146: The Coming of the Franks and the Muslim Response, (Ashgate, 2006) -- Reviewed by Timothy May.

D.S. Richards (trans.), The C hronicle of Ibn al-Athir for The Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh, part 2, the years 541-589/1146-1193: The Age of Nur al-Din and Saladin (Ashgate, 2007), 450pp. -- Reviewed by Don Kagay.

D.S. Richards, The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for The Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh, part 3, the years 589-629/1193-1231: The Ayyubids after Saladin and the Mongol Menace, Crusade Texts in Translation 17 (Ashgate, 2008), 344pp. -- Reviewed by Timothy May.

J.P.D. Cooper, Thom Richardson, and Graeme Rimer (eds.), Henry VIII: Arms and the Man (Royal Armouries, 2009) -- Reviewed by Steven A. Walton.

Stephen W. Richey, Joan of Arc: The Warrior Saint (Praeger, 2003) -- Reviewed by Sergio Mantovani

Stephen H. Rigby, Wisdom and Chivalry: Chaucer's Knight's Tale and Medieval Political Theory (Brill, 2009), 329pp -- Reviewed by John M. Hill [TMR 11.06.16].

Jonathan Riley-Smith, The First Crusaders, 1095-1131 -- Reviewed by Miri Rubin (English Historical Review)

Jonathan Riley-Smith, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades -- Reviewed by Peter Jackson (English Historical Review)

Iris Shagrir, Ronnie Ellenblum and Jonathan Riley-Smith (eds.), In Laudem Hierosolymitani: Studies in Crusades and Medieval Culture in Honour of Benjamin Z. Kedar (Ashgate, 2007), 492pp. -- Reviewed by Jose Manuel Rodriguez Garcia.

J.P.D. Cooper, Thom Richardson, and Graeme Rimer (eds.), Henry VIII: Arms and the Man (Royal Armouries, 2009) -- Reviewed by Steven A. Walton.

Keith Roberts, Pike and Shot Tactics 1590–1660, Elite 179 (Osprey, 2010), 64pp. -- Reviewed by Glenn Foard.

Jésus D. Rodríguez-Velasco, Order and Chivalry: Knighthood and Citizenship in Late Medieval Castile, trans. Eunice Rodríguez Ferguson (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010), 292pp. -- Reviewed by Philip Daileader [TMR 11.07.02].

Clifford J. Rogers (ed.), The Military Revolution Debate: Readings on the Military Transformation of Early Modern Europe -- Reviewed by Maj. M. J. Petersen

Clifford J. Rogers, Soldiers' Lives through History (Greenwood Press, 2007), xxxii+298pp. -- Reviewed by Daniel Frank.

Clifford Rogers, War Cruel and Sharp: English Strategy under Edward III, 1327-1360 -- Reviewed by Adrian Bell

Clifford Rogers, War Cruel and Sharp: English Strategy under Edward III, 1327-1360 -- Reviewed by Stephen Morillo (Albion)

Clifford Rogers, War Cruel and Sharp: English Strategy under Edward III, 1327-1360 -- Reviewed by Maurice Keen (English Historical Review)

Clifford Rogers, War Cruel and Sharp: English Strategy under Edward III, 1327-1360 -- Reviewed by Michael Prestwich (Reviews in History)

Clifford Rogers (ed.), The Wars of Edward III : Sources and Interpretations -- Reviewed by Sean Mcglynn (History Today) [This book has also been released in paperback: Clifford J. Rogers, The Wars of Edward III: Sources and Interpretations (Boydell 1999/2010), PB edition, 384pp.]

Clifford Rogers (ed.), The Wars of Edward III: Sources and Interpretations -- Reviewed by Benjamin Thompson (English Historical Review) [This book has also been released in paperback: Clifford J. Rogers, The Wars of Edward III: Sources and Interpretations (Boydell 1999/2010), PB edition, 384pp.]

Alexander Rose, Kings in the North: the House of Percy in British History -- Reviewed by Jonathan Sumption (The Guardian)

Susan Rose, Calais: An English Town in France, 1347-1558 (Boydell, 2008), 187pp. -- Reviewed by Ilana Krug.

Susan Rose, Medieval Naval Warfare: 1000-1500 -- Reviewed by John France

Susan Rose, Medieval Naval Warfare: 1000-1500 -- Reviewed by Richard Gorski ( English Historical Review)

Susan Rose, Medieval Naval Warfare: 1000-1500 -- Reviewed by Timothy Runyan (Journal of Military History)

Susan Rose (ed.), Medieval Ships and Warfare, International Library of Essays on Military History (Ashgate, 2008), 468pp. -- Reviewed by L.J. Andrew Villalon.

Margaret L. Kekewich and Susan Rose, France & the Empire 1350-1500 (Palgrave MacMillan, 2005) -- Reviewed by Brian G.H. Ditcham

Kurt Raaflaub and Nathan Rosenstein (eds.), War and Society in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds: Asia, the Mediterranean, Europe, and Mesoamerica -- Reviewed by Everett L. Wheeler (The Historian)

Julius R. Ruff, Violence in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1800 and Joyce Lee Malcolm, Guns and Violence: The English Experience -- Reviewed by Roger B. Manning

Thomas F. Madden, James L. Naus, and Vincent Ryan (eds.) Crusades - Medieval Worlds in Conflict (Ashgate, 2010), xix+212pp -- Reviewed by Norman Housley [TMR 11.05.23].

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John Sadler, Bannockburn: Battle For Liberty (Pen & Sword, 2008), 256pp. -- Reviewed by Compton Reeves.

John Sadler, Second Baron’s War: Simon De Montfort And The Battles Of Lewes And Evesham (Pen & Sword, 2008), 192pp. -- Reviewed by Ilana Krug.

Fabio Saggioro, and Gian Maria Varanini (eds), Il Castello di Illasi. Storia e Archeologia (Giorgio Bretschneider Editore, 2009), 211pp. -- Reviewed by Richard Hodges [TMR 11.07.10].

Gareth C. Sampson, The Defeat of Rome in the East: Crassus, the Parthians, an the Disastrous Battle of Carrhae, 53BC (Casemate 2008), 234pp. -- Reviewed by Lee Ruddin.

W. Sarnecki and D. Nicolle, Medieval Polish Armies 966-1500, Men-at-Arms 445 (Osprey, 2008), 48pp. -- Reviewed by Sergio Mantovani.

José Sanchez, Medieval Knights: the Age of Chivalry (Andrea Press/Casemate, 2008) -- Reviewed by Craig Nakashian.

David Santiuste, Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses (Pen & Sword, 2010), 208pp. -- Reviewed by Compton Reeves.

Aldo A. Sattia, Proteggere e dominare: fortificazioni e popolamento nell'Italia medievale -- Reviewed by Michael Mallett (English Historical Review)

Corine Saunders, Françoise Le Saux, and Neil Thomas (eds.), Writing War: Medieval Responses to Warfare (Boydell, 2004) -- Reviewed by Craig Taylor

Frances Stonor Saunders, Hawkwood: Diabolical Englishman (Faber & Faber, 2004) -- Reviewed by Sergio Montovani

Monika Schuol, Udo Hartmann, and Andreas Luther (eds.), Grenzüberschreitungen. Formen des Kontakts zwischen Orient und Okzident im Altertum -- Reviewed by Marek J. Olbrycht

R.B. Scott and N. Gaukroger, Lost Scrolls: The Ancient and Medieval World at War, Field of Glory Gaming Companion 13 (Osprey, 2009), 80pp. -- Reviewed by Gael Grossman.

Iris Shagrir, Ronnie Ellenblum and Jonathan Riley-Smith (eds.), In Laudem Hierosolymitani: Studies in Crusades and Medieval Culture in Honour of Benjamin Z. Kedar (Ashgate, 2007), 492pp. -- Reviewed by Jose Manuel Rodriguez Garcia.

Christine Shaw (ed.), Italy and the European Powers: The Impact of War, 1500-1530, History of Warfare 38 (Brill, 2006) -- Reviewed by Sergio Mantovani.

John F. Shean, Soldiering for God: Christianity an the Roman Army, History of Warfare 61 (Brill, 2010), 458pp. -- Reviewed by Craig Nakashian.

Leah Shopkow (tr.), Lambert of Ardres: The History of the Counts of Guines and Lords of Ardres -- Reviewed by Jean Dunbabin (English Historical Review).

William R. Short, Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques (Westholm Publishing, 2009), 240pp. -- Reviewed by James Hester.

Louis Sicking, Neptune and the Netherlands: State, Economy, and War at Sea in the Renaissance , History of Warfare 23 (Brill, 2006) -- Reviewed by Mark Charles Fissel.

J. Kim Siddorn, Viking Weapons and Warfare (Tempus, 2000) -- Reviewed by Amanda Spencer

David Simpkin, The English Aristocracy at War: From the Welsh Wars of Edward I to the Battle of Bannockburn (Boydell, 2008), 229pp. -- Reviewed by Brian Ditcham.

Corliss Konwiser Slack, Crusade Charters, 1138-1270 -- Reviewed by Norman Housley

Louis Sloos (ed.), Warfare and the Age of Printing: Catalogue of Early Printed Books from before 1801 in Dutch Military Collections (Brill 2008), 4 vols. -- Reviewed by Steven A. Walton.

Daniel Lord Smail and Kelly Gibson, eds. Vengeance in Medieval Europe: A Reader. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009.-- Reviewed by Susanna Throop [TMR 10.03.15]

Robert Douglas Smith and Kelly DeVries, The Artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy 1363-1477 (Brill, 2005) -- Reviewed by Pete Burkholder.

Hugh D. H. Soar, The Crooked Stick: A History of the Longbow (Yardley, PA: Westholm, 2004) -- Reviewed by David J. B. Trim.

Hugh David Hewitt Soar, with Joseph Gibbs, Christopher Jury and Mark Stretton, Secrets of the English War Bow (Westholme Publishing, 2010), x+245pp -- Reviewed by Valérie Serdon-Provost [TMR 11.06.01].

Ian Soden, Ranulf De Blondeville: The First English Hero (Amberly, 2010), 176pp. -- Reviewed by Peter Sposato.

Peter Speed (ed.), Those Who Fought (An Anthology of Medieval Sources) -- Reviewed by Peter Burkholder

Carolyn Springer, Armour and Masculinity in the Italian Renaissance (University of Toronto Press, 2010), 272pp. -- Reviewed by Ken Mondschein.

Charles D. Stanton, Norman Naval Operations in the Mediterranean (Boydell Press, 2011) xii+323pp -- Reviewed by Dr. Paul Oldfield [TMR 11.06.47].

Paul Stephenson, The Legend of Basil the Bulgar-Slayer (Cambridge, 2003) -- Reviewed by Timothy May

Matthew Strickland, War and Chivalry. The Conduct and Perception of War in England and Normandy, 1066-1217 -- Reviewed by Sean Mcglynn (English Historical Review)

Jonathan Sumption, The Hundred Years War: Volume Two, Trial by Fire -- Reviewed by David Green

Carol Sweetenham (tr.), Robert the Monk's History of the First Crusade, Historia Iherosolimitana, Crusade Texts in Translation (Ashgate, 2006), x+243pp -- Reviewed by John Hosler.

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Christian Teutsch, Victory at Poitiers (Penn & Sword, 2010), 224pp. -- Reviewed by Ken Mondschein.

Shelby Thacker and Jos é Escobar (trans.), Chronicle of Alfonso X -- Reviewed by Donald Kagay

Logan Thompson, Ancient Weapons In Britain (Pen & Sword, 2004), 224pp. -- Reviewed by James Hester.

Warren Treadgold, Byzantium and its Army, 284-1081 -- Reviewed by Peter Sarris (English Historical Review)

D.J.B.Trim and M.C.Fissel (eds.), Amphibious Warfare 1000-1700 (Brill, 2005) ISBN: 9004132449 €135$182 -- Reviewed by Jose Manuel Rodriguez Garcia.

Frank R. Trombley and John W. Watt (trans.), Chronicle of Psuedo-Joshua the Stylite -- Reviewed by Jan J. Van Ginkel

Ralph V. Turner and Richard H. Heiser, The Reign of Richard Lionheart: Ruler of the Angevin Empire, 1189-1199 -- Reviewed by James Bothwell

D. Nicolle, J. Haldon, and S. Turnbull, The Fall of Constantinople: The Ottoman Conquest of Byzantium(Osprey, 2007), 256pp. -- Reviewed by John Miglletta.

Stephen Turnbull, Hatamoto: Samurai Horse and Foot Guards 1540–1724, Elite 178 (Osprey 2010), 64pp.-- Reviewed by Stephen Morillo.

Stephen Turnbull, The Mongol Invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281, Campaign 217 (Osprey 2010), 96pp. Reviewed by Timothy May.

Stephen Turnbull, Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Leadership, Strategy, Conflict, Command 6 (Osprey 2010), 64pp. -- Reviewed by Craig Nakashian.

Christopher Tyerman, The Invention of the Crusades -- Reviewed by Thomas F. Madden (The Historian)

Christopher Tyerman, The Invention of the Crusades -- Reviewed by K. S. B. Keats-Rohan (English Historical Review)

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Judi Upton-Ward, The Catalan Rule of the Templars (Boydell, 2003) -- Reviewed by J. Andrew Villalon

Judi Upton-Ward (ed.), The Military Orders Volume 4: On Land and by Sea (Ashgate, 2008), 310pp. -- Reviewed by Jarbel Rodriguez.

James B. Wood, The King's Army: Warfare, Soldiers, and Society during the French Wars of Religion, 1562-1576 -- Reviewed by Daniel Hickey

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Filippo Vardi, The Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi: 15^th Century Swordsmanship of Master Filippo Vardi, translated by Luca Porzio and Gregory Mele -- Reviewed by Holger Berwinkel

Fabio Saggioro, and Gian Maria Varanini (eds), Il Castello di Illasi. Storia e Archeologia (Giorgio Bretschneider Editore, 2009), 211pp. -- Reviewed by Richard Hodges [TMR 11.07.10].

J. F. Verbruggen, The Art of Warfare in Western Europe During the Middle Ages from the Eighth Century to 1340, 2d ed., translated by Summer Williard and Mrs. R. W. Southern -- Reviewed by Bernard Bachrach (The Historian)

J.F. Verbruggen, The Battle of the Golden Spurs: Courtrai, 11 July 1302 -- Reviewed by Susan Rose

L.J. Andrew Villalon and Donald J. Kagay (eds.), Crusaders, Condottieri, and Cannon: Medieval Warfare in Societies Around the Mediterranean- reviewed by Niall Christie

L.J. Andrew Villalon and Donald J. Kagay (eds.), The Hundred Years War: a wider focus, History of Warfare 25 (Brill, 2005) -- Reviewed by Brian Ditcham.

L.J.A Villalon and D.J. Kagay (eds.), The Hundred Years War (part II), History of Warfare 51 (Brill 2008), 480pp. -- Reviewed by Daniel Franke.

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Paul Wagner & Stephen Hand, Medieval Sword And Shield: The Combat System of Royal Armouries MS I.33 (Chivalry Bookshelf, 2009), 278pp. -- Reviewed by Mark Geldof.

John Waldman, Hafted Weapons in Medieval and Renaissance Europe: The Evolution of European Staff Weapons between 1200 and 1650, History of Warfare 31 (Brill, 2005) -- Reviewed by Mark Charles Fissel.

Christopher Walter, The Warrior Saints in Byzantine Art and Tradition -- Reviewed by Timothy Dawson

Julia Barrow and Andrew Wareham (eds.), Myth, Rulership, Church and Charters: Essays in Honour of Nicholas Brooks (Ashgate, 2008), 286pp. -- Reviewed by Craig Nakashian.

James Waterson, Sacred Swords: Jihad in the Holy Land, 1097-1271 (Frontline Books, 2010), 206pp. -- Reviewed by Nathan Albright.

Abigail Wheatley, The Idea of the Castle in Medieval England, York Medieval Press (Boydell, 2004), 192 pp. -- Reviewed by Craig M Nakashian.

Kenneth Wiggins, Anatomy of a Siege: King John's Castle, Limerick, 1642 -- Reviewed by Philip Dixon (English Historical Review)

J. Wilkinson-Latham, Discovering Edged Weapons, Shire Classics (Shire Publications, 2009), 64pp. -- Reviewed by Ilana Krug.

Sumner Willard (trans.) and Charity Cannon Willard (ed.), The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry -- Reviewed by Nadia Margolis

Alan R. Williams, The Knight and the Blast Furnace: A History of Metallury of Armour in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period -- Reviewed by Robert D. Smith

Ivy A. Corfis and Michael Wolfe (eds.), The Medieval City under Siege -- Reviewed by Jose Manuel Rodriguez Garcia

David Worthington, Scots in Habsburg Service, 1618-48 (Brill, 2003) -- Reviewed by Mark Charles Fissel

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Niall Christie and Maya Yazigi (eds.), Noble Ideals and Bloody Realities: Warfare in the Middle Ages, History of Warfare 37 (Brill, 2006) -- Reviewed by Brian Ditcham.

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Vickie L. Ziegler, Trial By Fire and Battle in Medieval German Literature (Camden House, 2004) -- Reviewed by John France

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