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

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Published in:History of warfare
Main Author: Whetham, David (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden [u.a.] Brill 2009
In: History of warfare (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)
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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