By sword and fire : cruelty and atrocity in medieval warfare /
For all the talk of chivalry, medieval warfare routinely involved acts which we would consider war crimes. Lands laid waste, civilians slaughtered, prisoners massacred: this was standard fare justified by tradition and practical military necessity. Sean McGlynn's compelling portrait of war in t...
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London :
Weidenfeld & Nicolson,
2008
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