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THE ART OF WAR IN THE
MIDDLE AGES
A.D. 378-1515 BOOK ON CD
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The art of war
in the Middle Ages, A.D. 378-1515
Author: Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman
Published: 1885
Pages: 168
Sir Charles William
Chadwick Oman (12 January 1860 – 23 June 1946) was a
British military historian of the early 20th century.
His reconstructions of medieval battles from the
fragmentary and distorted accounts left by chroniclers
were pioneering. His style is an invigorating mixture of
historical accuracy and emotional highlights, and it
makes his narratives, though founded on deep research,
often read as smoothly as fiction.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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CHAPTER I. THE
TRANSITION FROM ROMAN TO MEDIAEVAL FORMS IN WAR (A.D.
378-582).
Disappearance of the Legion. Constantine's
reorganization. The German tribes. Battle of Adrianople.
Theodosius accepts its teaching. Vegetius and the army
at the end of the fourth century. The Goths and the
Huns. Army of the Eastern Empire. Cavalry all-important
. . . 3-14
CHAPTER II. THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES (A.D. 476-1066).
Paucity of Data for the period. The Franks in the sixth
century. Battle of Tours. Armies of Charles the Great.
The Franks become horsemen. The Northman and the Magyar.
Rise of Feudalism. The Anglo-Saxons and their wars. The
Danes and the Fyrd. Military importance of the Thegnhood.
The House- Carles. Battle of Hastings. Battle of Durazzo
15-27
CHAPTER III. THE BYZANTINES AND THEIR ENEMIES (A.D.
582-1071).
1. Character of Byzantine Strategy.
Excellence of the Byzantine Army. Scientific study of
the art of war. Leo's ' Tactica.' Wars with the Frank.
With the Turk. With the Slav. With the Saracen. Border
warfare of Christendom and Islam. Defence of the
Anatolic Themes. Cavalry as a defensive force.
Professional and unchivalrous character of Byzantine
officers . . 28-38
2. Arms, Organization, and Tactics of the Byzantines.
Reorganization of the Army of the Eastern Empire By
Maurice. Its composition. Armament of the Horseman, A.D.
600-l000. Armament of the Infantry. Military Train and
Engineers. The Officers. Cavalry tactics. Leo's ideal
line of battle. Military Machines and their importance .
. 38-48
CHAPTER IV.THE SUPREMACY OF FEUDAL CAVALRY (A.D.
1066-1346).
Unscientific nature of feudal warfare. Consequences of
head-long charges. Tactical arrangements. Their
primitive nature. Non-existence of strategy. Weakness of
Infantry. Attempts to introduce discipline. Rise of
Mercenaries. Supreme importance of fortified places.
Ascendency of the defensive. The Mediaeval siege.
Improvement of the Arts of Attack and Defence of
fortified places. General character. The Crusades ... .
49-61
CHAPTER V. THE SWISS (A.D. 1315-1515).
i. Their Character, Arms, and Organization.
The Swiss and the Ancient Romans. Excellence of system
more important than excellence of generals. The column
of pikemen. The halberdier. Rapidity of the movements of
the Swiss. Defensive armour. Character of Swiss armies
62-69
2. Tactics and Strategy.
The 'Captains' of the Confederates. The Echelon of three
columns. The 'Wedge' and the 'Hedgehog' formations 70-73
3. Development of Swiss Military Supremacy.
Battle of Morgarten. Battle of Laupen. Battle of Sempach.
Battle of Arbedo. Moral ascendency of the Swiss. Battle
of Granson. Battle of Morat. Wars of the last years of
the fifteenth century 73-87
4. Causes of the Decline of Swiss Ascendency.
The tactics of the Swiss become stereotyped. The
Landsknechts and their rivalry with the Swiss. The
Spanish Infantry and the short sword. Battle of Ravenna.
Fortified Positions. Battle of Bicocca. Increased use of
Artillery. Battle of Marignano. Decay of discipline in
the Swiss Armies and its consequences 87-95
CHAPTER VI. THE ENGLISH AND THEIR ENEMIES (A.D.
1272-1485).
The Long-bow and its origin, Welsh rather than Norman.
Its rivalry with the Cross-bow. Edward I and the Battle
of Falkirk. The bow and the pike. Battle of Bannockburn
and its lessons. The_French Knighthood and the English
Archery. Battle of Cressy Battle of Poictiers. Du
Guesclin and the English reverses. Battle of Agincourt.
The French wars, 1415-1453. Battle of Formigny. Wars of
the Roses. King Edward IV and his generalship. Barnet
and Tewkesbury. Towton and Ferrybridge . 96-123
CHAPTER VII. CONCLUSION.
Zisca and the Hussites. The Waggon-fortress and the
tactics depending on it. Ascendency and decline of the
Hussites. Battle of Lipan. The Ottomans. Organization
and equipment of the Janissaries. The Timariot cavalry.
The other nations of Europe. Concluding remarks . .
124-134 |
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