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If you have any suggestions for books to review, or wish to
review one yourself, please contact our book reviews editor,
Steven Walton at Penn State, at saw23@psu.edu.
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thanks to Penn State's STS
Program for ongoing support for the review process.
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New DRM Reviews
(titles without links means the review is in formatting
and will appear shortly)
 Roger Crowley, Empires
of the Seas: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580 (Faber&Faber,
2009), 368pp.-- Reviewed by Lee Ruddin.  - Logan
Thompson,
Ancient Weapons In Britain (Pen & Sword, 2004),
224pp. -- Reviewed by James Hester.
- Anne Curry, The
Battle of Agincourt: Sources and Interpretations,
PB edition (Boydell, 2009), 487pp. -- Reviewed by
Scott Manning.
- Fergus
Cannan, Galloglass
1250–1600: Gaelic Mercenary Warrior, Warrior
143 (Osprey 2010) 64pp. -- Reviewed by Sergio Mantovani.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- John Sadler, Bannockburn:
Battle For Liberty (Pen & Sword, 2008), 256pp.
-- Reviewed by Compton Reeves.
Recent Medieval Military Reviews
- Eric
McGeer, Sowing the
Dragon's Teeth: Byzantine Warfare in the Tenth Century (Dumbarton
Oaks, 1995, 2008), xx+405pp. -- Reviewed by Emilian
Kavalski.
- Constance Brittain Bouchard, Knights in
History and Legend (Firefly Books, 2009) 304pp. -- Reviewed
by Susanna Throop
 [TMR 10.06.31]
- Helen
Lacey,
The Royal Pardon: Access
to Mercy in Fourteenth-Century England, York Medieval
Press (Boydell, 2009), 251pp. -- Reviewed by L.J. Andrew
Villalon.
- J.P.D.
Cooper, Thom Richardson, and Graeme Rimer (eds.), Henry
VIII: Arms and the Man (Royal Armouries, 2009) --
Reviewed by Steven A. Walton.
- 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.
- Stephen
Turnbull, The Mongol
Invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281, Campaign 217
(Osprey 2010), 96pp. -- Reviewed by Timothy May.
- Abigail
Wheatley, The Idea of
the Castle in Medieval England, York Medieval Press
(Boydell, 2004), 192 pp. -- Reviewed by Craig M Nakashian.
- 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.
- Ken
Mondschein (ed.), Fencing:
A Renaissance Treatise, by Camillo Agrippa (Italica
Press, 2009), 138pp. -- Reviewed by James Hester.
- Mary
Beard, The Roman Triumph (Harvard
UP, 2007), 434pp pbk. -- Reviewed by Edmund P. Cueva.
- Thomas
F. Madden, The Fourth
Crusade: Event, Aftermath, and Perceptions.
Papers from the Sixth Conference of the Society 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.
- Edward N. Luttwak, The Grand
Strategy of the Byzantine Empire (Harvard University
Press, 2009) 498pp. -- Reviewed by Warren Treadgold. [TMR 10.06.22]
Upcoming DRM Reviews [unreviewed]
- Keith Durham, Strongholds
of the Border Reivers: Fortifications of the Anglo-Scottish
Border 1296-1603(Osprey, 2008),
64pp. -- to be reviewed by Steven A. Walton.
- Paul Wagner & Stephen
Hand, Medieval
Sword And Shield: The Combat System of Royal Armouries MS
I.33 (Chivalry Bookshelf, 2009), 278pp. --
to be reviewed by Amy West.
- L.J.A
Villalon and D.J. Kagay (eds.), The
Hundred Years War (part II), History
of Warfare 51 (Brill 2008), 480pp. -- to be reviewed
by Daniel Franke.
- J.
Wilkinson-Latham, Discovering
Edged Weapons, Shire Classics (Shire Publications, 2009),
64pp. -- to be reviewed by Ilana Krug.
- Paddy Griffith, The
Viking Art of War (Casemate Publishing, 2009),
224pp.
-- to be reviewed by Ilana Krug.
- Simon
Phillips, The
Prior of the Knights Hospitaller in Late Medieval
England (Boydell, 2009), xiv+210pp. --
to be reviewed by Stephen Mossman.
- Peter Coss and Christopher Tyerman
(eds.), Soldiers,
Nobles and Gentlemen: Essays in Honour of Maurice
Keen (Boydell, 2009), 408pp. -- to be reviewed
by David Trim.
- Keith Roberts, Pike
and Shot Tactics 1590–1660, Elite 179
(Osprey, 2010), 64pp. -- to be reviewed by Glenn
Foard.
- Christian Teutsch, Victory
at Poitiers (Penn & Sword, 2010),
224pp. -- to be reviewed by Ken Mondschein.
- Peter Marren, Battles
Of The Dark Ages (Pen & Sword, 2009), 224pp.
-- to be reviewed by Rob Howell.
- A.J. Pollard, John
Talbot And The War In France 1427-1453 (Pen & Sword,
2005), 172pp. -- to be reviewed by Ken
Madison.
- Michael Mallett, Mercenaries
And Their Masters: Warfare In Renaissance
Italy (Pen & Sword,
2009), 304pp. -- to be reviewed by Cliff
Rogers.
- John Sadler, Second
Baron’s War: Simon De Montfort And The Battles Of
Lewes And Evesham (Pen & Sword, 2008), 192pp.
-- to be reviewed by Ilana Krug.
- David Childs, Tudor
Sea Power: The Foundation Of Greatness (Seaforth
Publishing, 2010), 225pp. -- to be reviewed
by Peter Sposato.
- Fergus
Cannan,
Scottish Arms and Armour (Shire Books, 2009), 120pp. --
Reviewed by Ilana Krug.
- Ian Soden, Ranulf
De Blondeville: The First English Hero (Amberly,
2010), 176pp. -- to be reviewed by Peter
Sposato.
- Peter Rex, 1066:
A New History Of The Norman Conquest (Amberly,
2010) 336pp. -- to be reviewed by John
Hosler.
- Peter Purton, A
History of the Early Medieval Siege,
c.450-1250 (Boydell,
2010), xxviii+505pp. -- to be reviewed
by Val Eads.
- Stephen Turnbull, Hatamoto:
Samurai Horse and Foot Guards 1540–1724, Elite
178 (Osprey 2010), 64pp.-- to be reviewed
by Stephen Morillo.
- Timothy Dawson, Byzantine
Cavalryman, c900-1204, Warrior 139 (Osprey, 2009),
64pp. -- to be reviewed by Stephen Morillo.
- Zsolt Hunyadi, The
Hospitallers in the Medieval Kingdom
of Hungary c.1150-1387 (Budapest,
2010), 354pp. -- to be reviewed by Jon Porter.
- David Nicolle, Ottoman
Fortifications 1300-1700, Fortress 95 (Osprey,
2010) 64pp. -- to be reviewed by Stephen Morillo.
- Michael Prestwich, The
Medieval Warrior's (Unofficial) Guide (Thames & Hudson,
2010), 208pp. -- to be reviewed by Daniel
Franke.
- Konstantin Nossov, The
Fortress of Rhodes 1309–1522, Fortress
96 (Osprey, 2010), 64pp. -- to be reviewed by Robert
D. Smith.
- Angus Konstam, Strongholds
of the Picts: The Fortifications of Dark Age
Scotland, Fortress 92 (Osprey 2010),
64pp. -- to be reviewed by Russ Goodrich.
- Vesey Norman, The
Medieval Soldier (Pen & Sword,
2010), 288pp. -- to be reviewed by Daniel Rodrigues.
- Robert W. Jones, Bloodied
Banners: Martial Display on the Medieval Battlefield (Boydell,
2010), 205pp. -- to be reviewed by L. Andrew
Villalon.
- Stephen Turnbull, Toyotomi
Hideyoshi: Leadership, Strategy, Conflict,
Command 6 (Osprey 2010), 64pp. -- to be reviewed
by Craig Nakashian.
- *Siege
Of Orleans And The Loire Campaign 1428-1429:
Joan Of Arc And The Path To Victory (Histoire
and Collections, 2009), 160pp. -- [reserved
for Brian Ditcham]
DRM Books Available for Review
Links here are to the publisher's website for the book, if available.
*book not yet arrived from the publisher.
- *François de Lannoy, Armement
Medieval (Heimdal, 2009), 148pp.
- Stuart
Reid, Battles
Of The Scottish Lowlands: Battlefield Scotland (Pen & Sword,
2004), 160pp.
- Donald Featherstone, Bowmen
Of England (Pen & Sword, 2003), 164pp.
- *Stephane William Gondoin, Twilight
Of Medieval Castles (Histoire and Collections, 2009),
132pp.
- *David Santiuste, Edward
IV and the Wars of the Roses (Pen & Sword,
2010), 208pp.
- Raffaele D'Amato, The Varangian Guard
988-1453, Men-at-Arms 459 (Osprey, 2010), 48pp.
- Christian Teutsch, Victory
at Poitiers: the Black Prince and the Medieval Art
of War (Pen
& Sword, 2010), 160pp.
- Duncan B. Campbell, Mons Graupius
AD83: Rome's Battle at the Edge of the World, Campaign
224 (Osprey 2010), 96pp.
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Information for Publishers
If you have books that you would like reviewed
by De Re Militari, please contact the book review editor at:
Steven Walton, DRM book review editor
Program in Science, Technology, & Society
Penn State University
130A Willard Building
University Park, PA 16802
<saw23@psu.edu> phone:
814.863.8526 fax: 814.865.3047
We welcome books on all aspects of military history
and science from late Roman to Early Modern (c.400-1648).
Unsolicited review copies are most welcome, but
we cannot guarantee that all we receive will generate a review,
although we certainly do try to review all books that come in.
If you would like to send a list of books available for
review, we will endeavor to find a reviewer and then contact
you to send the book directly. If you have questions, please
don't hesitate to contact the book review editor at <saw23@psu.edu>.
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