Special Operations in the Age of Chivalry, 1100-1550
Alongside the familiar pitched battles, regular sieges, and large-scale manoeuvres, medieval and early modern wars also involved assassination, abduction, treason and sabotage. These undercover operations were aimed chiefly against key individuals, mostly royalty or the leaders of the opposing army, and against key fortified places, including bridges, mills and dams. However, because of their clandestine nature, these deeds of derring-do have not been studied in any detail, a major gap which this book fills. It surveys a wide variety of special operations, from the eleventh to the sixteenthcentury. It then analyzes in greater depth six select…
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- ISBN: 978-1-78204-875-6
- EAN: 9781782048756
- Produktnummer: 24460245
- Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 248 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 5'253 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
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