the Art of War in the Middle Ages

[captainjapan]

“Have YOU neglected reading C.W.C. Oman’s A History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages?!”

The abridged version of the book referenced by E. Gary Gygax to form the historical basis for the wargame, Chainmail.

Link is to the free ebook version available from Project Gutenberg:

www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44308

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I wish everyone would read this. You also need to read later works, but Oman is still foundational.

And people also need to read some actual scholarly works on arms and armor and stop using game books for reference.

[grodog]

Sept 13, 2019 16:41:29 GMT -6 captainjapan said:

“Have YOU neglected reading C.W.C. Oman’s A History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages?!”
Link is to the free ebook version available from Project Gutenberg:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44308

Project Gutenberg rocks!

Also available there:

- Armour & Weapons by Charles John Ffoulkes @ www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41676
- Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe by John Hewitt @ www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46342

Allan.