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This is the second update of A Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology , which appeared in 2002. It is meant to do two things: to present references to works on medieval military history and technology not included in the first two volumes; and to present references to all books and articles published on medieval military history and technology from 2003 to 2006. These references are divided into the same categories as in the first two volumes and cover a chronological period of the same length, from late antiquity to 1648, again in order to present a more complete picture of influences on and from the Middle Ages. It also continues to cover the same geographical area as the first and second volume, in essence Europe and the Middle East, or, again, influences on and from this area. The languages of these bibliographical references reflect this geography.

Military art and science --- Military history, Medieval --- Medieval military history --- Fighting --- Military power --- Military science --- Warfare --- Warfare, Primitive --- Naval art and science --- War --- Effect of technological innovations on --- History --- Automation

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This is a major study of the ideas and practices involved in the making and breaking of peace treaties and truces from Classical Greece to the time of the Crusades. Leading specialists on war and peace in ancient and medieval history examine the creation of peace agreements, and explore the extent to which their terms could be manipulated to serve the interests of one side at the other's expense. The chapters discuss a wide range of uses to which treaties and other peace agreements were put by rulers and military commanders in pursuit of both individual and collective political aims. The book also considers the wider implications of these issues for our understanding of the nature of war and peace in the ancient and medieval periods. This broad-ranging account includes chapters on ancient Persia, the Roman and Byzantine Empires, Anglo-Saxon England and the Vikings.

Peace treaties --- Diplomacy --- Military history, Ancient. --- Military history, Medieval. --- History --- Politics and war. --- Europe --- Military history, Ancient --- Military history, Medieval --- Medieval military history --- Ancient military history --- Treaties of peace --- Peace --- Treaties --- War --- War and politics --- International relations --- Political aspects --- Arts and Humanities --- Peace treaties - History - To 1500. --- Diplomacy - History - To 1500.

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Mercenaries have always had a poor press. Theirs is one of the world's oldest professions, but the very word has profoundly negative connotations of infidelity and ruthlessness. But were they so different from soldiers? Why, in any case, were they so omnipresent in the warfare of the medieval and early modern period? What kind of men became mercenaries and where did they come from? These are some of the questions which the essays in this volume address. Contributors are: Richard Abels, Bernard Bachrach, David Bachrach, Adrian Bell, Charles Bowlus, David Crouch, Guido Dall'Oro, Kelly Devries, Sven Ekdahl, John Hosler, John Law, Alan Murray, Stephen Morillo, Laura Napran, Eljas Oksanen, Carlos Andrez Gonzalez Paz, Ciaran Og O'Reilly, Muriosa Prendergast, Nicolas Prouteau, John Pryor, Ifor Rowlands, Spencer Smith.

Mercenary troops --- Military art and science --- Military history, Medieval --- History --- Mercenary troops -- Europe -- History -- To 1500 -- Congresses. --- Military art and science -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500 -- Congresses. --- Military history, Medieval -- Congresses. --- Military & Naval Science --- History & Archaeology --- Military Science - General --- History - General --- Law, Politics & Government --- Conferences - Meetings --- Medieval military history --- Fighting --- Military power --- Military science --- Warfare --- Warfare, Primitive --- Naval art and science --- War --- Mercenaries (Soldiers) --- Troops, Mercenary --- Armies --- Non-state actors (International relations) --- Soldiers --- Foreign enlistment --- Private military companies --- Mercenaires --- Histoire militaire --- Europe --- Moyen âge