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Lothian Prize Essay
1884
Oxford
PRINTED BY HORACE HART, PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY
THE ART OF WAR
IN THE
MIDDLE AGES
A.D. 378–1515
BY
C. W. C. OMAN, B.A.
FELLOW OF ALL SOULS COLLEGE
WITH MAPS AND PLANS
OXFORD
B. H. BLACKWELL, 50 BROAD STREET
LONDON
T. FISHER UNWIN, 26 PATERNOSTER SQUARE
1885
[All rights reserved]
The Author desires to acknowledge much kind helpreceived in the revision and correction of this Essay fromthe Rev. H. B. George, of New College, and Mr. F. YorkPowell, of Christ Church.
| PAGE | |
| Introduction | 1 |
| CHAPTER I. | |
| The Transition from Roman to Mediæval 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 viof 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 wa ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! | |