The Medieval Soldier by Norman, A. V. B - 1971

The author outlines the development of the undisciplined barbarian war bands of the Dark Ages into the feudal armies of the early Middle Ages. It deals with the arms and equipments of the soldier, not only from surviving specimens but also from descriptions in contemporary medieval documents. Vesey Norman covers the slow development of tactics and the transition of the warrior from a personal follower of a war leader to the knight who served his feudal overlord as a heavily armoured cavalryman in return for land.He details the attitude of the Church to warfare, the rise of chivalry and the development of the knights of the military orders, the Templars, the Hospitallers and the Teutonic Knights. He answers such questions as what classes of men made up the army, who commanded them, and how they were equipped, paid and organized. Since armies frequently has to be transported by water, a brief description of contemporary ships in included.

New York: Crowell, c1971. Hardcover. Very good condition/edge-worn d.j.. x, 278 p. illus. 23 cm.

Thomas Y. Crowell, 1971. Hardcover. Good.

Collier Macmillan Canada, Incorporated. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

NY:: Thomas Y. Crowell Company,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. 0690528213 . Part of the Crowell Medieval Life Series. First printing. Very good in a very good (minor edge wear, age toning on rear panel) dust jacket. .

Thomas Y. Crowell, 1971. Hardcover. Very good plus condition with text clean & binding tight / price clipped, chipped and torn dust jacket. 278pp, 25 b/w plates.

NY: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1971. dj in mylar (price unclipped); 278 clean, unmarked pages/index; First Edition, First Printing. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by B/Wsketches by Don Pottinger. 8 vo; 1.5 Pouinds.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1971. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Don Pottinger (Line Drawings). 278 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Dj exhibits slight wear and curving around edges.

New York, NY: Crowell, 1971.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1971. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0690528213 . Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Minor stains to exterior edge of the pages. Covers in VG condition. No writing on text pages or major defects.; B&W Illustrations; 278 pages .

New York: Crowell, 1971. hardcover. very good/very good(-). Illustrations by Don Pettinger. x + 278pp., 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper edgeworn. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1971). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper.<br/> <br/>