Warfare in the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages

Comprehensive study of armed conflict, based on contemporary accounts and accompanied by illustrations and maps from rare sources, vividly describes dramatic changes in the art of war over 1,500 years — from Roman rule through 565 AD, to war tactics during the Crusades. Fighting methods, supply systems, tactical organization, and more. 15 black-and-white illustrations.

Unabridged republication of "Warfare in the Roman Empire, the Dark and Middle Ages, to A.D. 1494," originally published as Part II of Warfare: A Study of Military Methods from the Earliest Times by Harcourt, Brace, and Company, New York, 1925.