Just wars and moral victories: surprise, deception and the normative framework of European war in the later Middle Ages
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
| Published in: | History of warfare |
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| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Leiden [u.a.]
Brill
2009
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| In: |
History of warfare (55)
Year: 2009, Volume: 55 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Whetham, David, Just Wars and Moral Victories: Surprise, Deception and the Normative Framework of European War in the Later Middle Ages] (2011) (Wolfe, Michael)
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| Series/Journal: | History of warfare
55 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ Knight
/ Warfare
/ History 1200-1500
B Europe / War / Strategy / History 1200-1500 |
| Further subjects: | B
Chivalry
Europe
History
To 1500
B Deception (Military science) History B Chivalry (Europe) History To 1500 B Middle Ages B Military art and science Europe History To 1500 B Surprise (Military science) History B Military art and science (Europe) History To 1500 B Europe History, Military To 1500 B Europe History, Military To 1500 |
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004171533 |