Master-historian Charles Oman tells the story of the evolution of military combat from the end of the Roman Empire through the Dark Ages and into the Middle Ages. Oman's beautiful prose captures the tactically complexity and the emotional horror of war in the Middle Ages.
Richly illustrated throughout to enhance the reading experience.

Contents include:

The Transition from Roman to Mediæval Forms in War. A.D. 378–582.
The Early Middle Ages. A.D. 476–1066–81.
The Byzantines and their Enemies. A.D. 582–1071.
The Supremacy of Feudal Cavalry. A.D. 1066–1346.
The Swiss. A.D. 1315–1515.
The English and their Enemies. A.D. 1272–1485.