Nicholson Helen. Medieval Warfare: Theory and Practice of War in Europe, 300-1500

Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. — 253 p.Helen Nicholson offers a masterly synthesis and summary of the present state of knowledge and debates on various aspects of warfare in medieval Catholic Europe between AD 300 and 1500. Nicholson provides a general overview of the subject, with greater detail on topics of particular interest. Individual chapters consider the theory of warfare, military personnel, buildings and equipment, as well as the practice of warfare by land and sea.Helen Nicholson is Professor of Medieval History at the School of History, Archaeology and Religion at Cardiff University.