Just wars and moral victories

Whetham, David.

Just wars and moral victories surprise, deception and the normative framework of European war in the later Middle Ages / [electronic resource] : by David Whetham. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009. - 266 p. - History of warfare, v. 55 1385-7827 ; . - History of warfare ; v. 55. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Metaphysical and moral context -- The role of war as a legal instrument in the Middle Ages -- The epitome of military science -- The works of Geoffroy de Charny -- Froissart : the management of chivalric expectation -- Conclusion.


Electronic reproduction.
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2013.
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Military art and science--History--Europe--To 1500.
Surprise (Military science)--History.
Deception (Military science)--History.
Chivalry--History--Europe--To 1500.
Middle Ages.


Europe--History, Military--To 1500.


Electronic books.

U37 / .W44 2009eb

355/.47409024