Author:
Halsall, Guy.
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Descriptionxix, 320 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Note:Warfare and violence in the early Middle Ages -- Warfare and society -- Raising an army (1): post-Roman Europe -- Raising an army (2): The Carolingian world -- Raising and army (3): allies, mercenaries and training the troops -- Raising an army (4): the size of armies -- Campaigning -- Weaponry and equipment -- Battle -- Fortification and siege warfare -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Military activity in the Frankish realms, 581-90.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-314) and index.
Note:Warfare was an integral part of early medieval life. This book looks at warfare in a rounded context in the British Isles and Western Europe between the end of the Roman Empire and the break-up of the Carolingian Empire.The era was one of great changes in the practice of war.
