Publication

2007-04-19 - Boydell Press

Language

English

Word Count

62,000 words, Guess

Page Count

248 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing3101792
  • Goodreads747545

Classifications

  • LCCD128

Description

"Alongside the familiar pitched battles, regular sieges, and large-scale manoeuvers, medieval and early modern wars also involved assassination, abduction, treason, and sabotage. These undercover operations were aimed chiefly against key individuals, mostly royalty or the leaders of the opposing army, and against strategic fortified places, including bridges, mills and dams. Because of their clandestine nature, and the consequent scarcity of contemporary records, covert operations have not previously been studied in any detail; this book is the first to survey special operations from the eleventh century to the sixteenth"--Jacket.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Special Operations in the Age of Chivalry, 1100-1550 (Warfare in History) (Warfare in History)HardcoverBoydell Press2007-04-19

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