David S. Bachrach is professor of medieval history at the University of New Hampshire. His research focuses on the military and administrative history of Carolingian East Francia/ Ottonian Germany in the ninth-eleventh century and the kingdom of England in the thirteenth and early fourteenth century. He is the author of more than 60 scholarly articles and a dozen books, including Religion and the Conduct of War c. 300-c.1215 (Woodbridge, 2003); Warfare in Tenth-Century Germany (Woodbridge, 2012); and Administration and Organization of War in Thirteenth-Century England (London, 2020). Bernard S. Bachrach, a fellow of the Medieval Academy, is professor emeritus of medieval history at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on the military history of pre-Crusade Europe. He is the author of more than 160 scholarly articles and 25 books, including Early Carolingian Warfare: Prelude to Empire (Philadelphia, 2002); Charlemagne’s Early Campaigns (768-777): A Diplomatic and Military Analysis (Leiden, 2013); and Writing the Military History of Pre-Crusade Europe: Studies in Sources and Source Criticism (London, 2020), with David S. Bachrach.

Praise for previous edition:‘This book is a masterpiece, bringing together the collected scholarship of the past several decades and more in a brilliant synthesis that illuminates not only medieval military matters, but the whole "medieval millennium" as well.’Paul F. Crawford, California University of Pennsylvania, USA‘The perfect introduction to Medieval Warfare for students of history and strategic or security studies. This is an excellent overview which teases out evidence for the continuity of Roman institutions and infrastructure, and furnishes evidence for the complexity of medieval warfare including the complex and discriminating application of military, economic and diplomatic tools – in short, grand strategy. Firmly rooted in source evidence, this remains faithful to contemporary terminology yet helps us interpret it in the light of today’s military-strategic vocabulary.’Beatrice Heuser, University of Reading, UK

• Introduction1. Sources: The writing of medieval military history2. Military topography3. Military organization of medieval Europe4. Military logistics5. Military technology6. Medieval combat7. Strategy8. Two Campaigns in FocusConclusion

David S. Bachrach is professor of medieval history at the University of New Hampshire. His research focuses on the military and administrative history of Carolingian East Francia/ Ottonian Germany in the ninth-eleventh century and the kingdom of England in the thirteenth and early fourteenth century. He is the author of more than 60 scholarly articles and a dozen books, including Religion and the Conduct of War c. 300-c.1215 (Woodbridge, 2003); Warfare in Tenth-Century Germany (Woodbridge, 2012); and Administration and Organization of War in Thirteenth-Century England (London, 2020). Bernard S. Bachrach, a fellow of the Medieval Academy, is professor emeritus of medieval history at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on the military history of pre-Crusade Europe. He is the author of more than 160 scholarly articles and 25 books, including Early Carolingian Warfare: Prelude to Empire (Philadelphia, 2002); Charlemagne’s Early Campaigns (768-777): A Diplomatic and Military Analysis (Leiden, 2013); and Writing the Military History of Pre-Crusade Europe: Studies in Sources and Source Criticism (London, 2020), with David S. Bachrach.

Praise for previous edition:‘This book is a masterpiece, bringing together the collected scholarship of the past several decades and more in a brilliant synthesis that illuminates not only medieval military matters, but the whole "medieval millennium" as well.’Paul F. Crawford, California University of Pennsylvania, USA‘The perfect introduction to Medieval Warfare for students of history and strategic or security studies. This is an excellent overview which teases out evidence for the continuity of Roman institutions and infrastructure, and furnishes evidence for the complexity of medieval warfare including the complex and discriminating application of military, economic and diplomatic tools – in short, grand strategy. Firmly rooted in source evidence, this remains faithful to contemporary terminology yet helps us interpret it in the light of today’s military-strategic vocabulary.’Beatrice Heuser, University of Reading, UK

• Introduction1. Sources: The writing of medieval military history2. Military topography3. Military organization of medieval Europe4. Military logistics5. Military technology6. Medieval combat7. Strategy8. Two Campaigns in FocusConclusion