Warfare in the Global Middle Ages

Warfare in the Global Middle Ages illuminates the organization and conduct of war as well as the impact of warfare on societies in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas across a long millennium spanning from the third century CE to the sixteenth century CE.

David S. Bachrach is a professor of medieval European history at the University of New Hampshire, USA. His research focuses on the administrative and military history of the Carolingian Empire, the early medieval kingdom of Germany, as well as the kingdom of England in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. His recent publications include Foundations of Royal Power in Early Medieval Germany (2022); Bruno of Merseburg's Saxon War: Translation and Commentary (2022) and Warfare in Medieval Europe c. 400-c.1453, 2nd edition (2021), both with Bernard S. Bachrach; and Administration and Organization of War in Thirteenth-Century England (2020). Bernard S. Bachrach (1939-2023), a fellow of the Medieval Academy, was a specialist in the military history of medieval Europe and spent his 56-year career as a professor at the University of Minnesota, USA. A prolific scholar, he published more than 130 scholarly articles and 20 books, including Merovingian Military Organization (1972), Early Medieval Jewish Policy in Western Europe (1977), Fulk Nerra: The Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040: A Political Biography of the Angevin Count (1993), Early Carolingian Warfare: Prelude to Empire (2001), Charlemagne's Early Campaigns (768-777): A Diplomatic and Military Analysis (2013), and Warfare in Medieval Europe c.400-c.1453 (2017), with David S. Bachrach.

Part 1 Toward a Global History of Warfare: A Reconnaissance in Force Chapter 1 Warfare in the Medieval World: Approaches, Challenges, and Where We Stand Chapter 2 Writing the History of Warfare in the Global Middle Ages: The Problem of Sources Part 2 Who Serves in War Chapter 3 Obligations and Institutions for Local Defense Chapter 4 Military Organization for Offensive Warfare Excursus Women in Combat Excursus Military Compensation in a Global Perspective or the Fallacy of "Feudalism" Part 3 Sinews of War Chapter 5 Military Technology: A Dynamic of Development, Diffusion, and Conservatism Chapter 6 Military Logistics Excursus Torsion Engine Controversy Part 4 Preparing for War Chapter 7 Military Education and Training Chapter 8 Planning, Strategy, and Military Intelligence Excursus Training Elephants Conclusion Bibliography