Just wars and moral victories [electronic resource] : surprise, deception and the normative framework of European war in the later Middle Ages / by David Whetham.
By: Whetham, David.
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BookSeries: History of warfare: v. 55.Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009Description: 266 p. ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Military art and science -- Europe -- History -- To 1500 | Surprise (Military science) -- History | Deception (Military science) -- History | Chivalry -- Europe -- History -- To 1500 | Middle Ages | Europe -- History, Military -- To 1500Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 355/.47409024 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Metaphysical and moral context -- The role of war as a legal instrument in the Middle Ages -- The epitome of military science -- The works of Geoffroy de Charny -- Froissart : the management of chivalric expectation -- Conclusion.
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