Just Wars and Moral Victories : Surprise, Deception and the Normative Framework of European War in the Later Middle Ages (History of Warfare)

Whetham, David

Brill Academic Pub（2009/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 266 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789004171534
• DDC分類 355.47409024

Full Description

While recognising the sophistication of the practice of medieval warfare, many people still have problems reconciling the widespread use of surprise and deception with the code of chivalric warfare. Was chivalry really just a meaningless veneer? If true, perhaps more perplexing are the many cases where surprise or deception were not employed and advantages were therefore sacrificed. This work argues that understanding these apparent inconsistencies requires an appreciation of the moral and legal context of medieval strategic thought. Through taking this approach, chivalric warfare can be seen for what it was - a very real framework or system of rules that allowed a result or decision to be reached which could be accepted by both sides.

Contents

Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Metaphysical and Moral Context
Chapter Three: The Role of War as a Legal Instrument in the Middle Ages.
Chapter Four: The Epitome of Military Science
Chapter Five: The Works of Geoffroy de Charny
Chapter Six: Froissart: The Management of Chivalric Expectation
Chapter Seven: Conclusion
Bibliography
Index