By Sword and Fire

by Sean McGlynn

Book Overview

A vivid and original account of warfare in the Middle Ages and the cruelty and atrocity that accompanied it.

Sean McGlynn investigates the reality of medieval warfare. For all the talk of chivalry, medieval warfare routinely involved acts which we would consider war crimes. Lands laid waste, civilians slaughtered, prisoners massacred: this was standard fare justified by tradition and practical military necessity. It was unbelievably...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0304366951
• ISBN13: 9780304366958
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Phoenix
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.4"