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Author Whetham, David.

Title Just wars and moral victories [electronic resource] : surprise, deception and the normative framework of European war in the later Middle Ages / by David Whetham.

Imprint Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description 266 p.
Series History of warfare, 1385-7827 ; v. 55
History of warfare ; v. 55.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Military art and science -- Europe -- History -- To 1500.
Surprise (Military science) -- History.
Deception (Military science) -- History.
Chivalry -- Europe -- History -- To 1500.
Middle Ages.
Europe -- History, Military -- To 1500.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9789004171534 (hardback : alk. paper)
9004171533 (hardback : alk. paper)

 
    
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