182 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note
Originally published: Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-176) and index.
Contents
Siegecraft : the basis of medieval warfare -- Fortified towns and cities -- Strong points in a landscape -- Castles and fortifications : designers, builders, and developments -- Machines of war -- Fire hazard -- Artillery -- Attack and defence -- Logistics -- War games, psychology, and morale -- Women at war -- Rules of engagement -- The horrors of total war -- Vegetius, the medieval textbook of warfare.