De Re Militari is pleased to present reviews and notices of recent work on medieval military history, whether new books, journal articles, or scholarly appearances in media.
For any questions or more information on becoming a book reviewer for De Re Militari, please contact:
Craig M Nakashian
Book Review Editor, De Re Militari
7101 University Avenue
Texarkana, Texas 75503
craig.nakashian@tamut.edu
903-223-3136
(Note- We would like to thank Dr. Del Doughty, Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Texas A&M University-Texarkana for his continued support of the DRM book review process.)
Recent Reviews:
- Between Sword and Prayer: Warfare and Medieval Clergy in Cultural Perspective, eds. Radosław Kotecki, Jacek Maciejewski, and John S. Ott (Hubbart) May 11, 2018
- Danielle E.A. Park, Papal Protection and the Crusader: Flanders, Champagne, and the Kingdom of France. 1095-1222 (Brian Ditcham) April 19, 2018
- Mark Hebblewhite, The Emperor and the Army in the Later Roman Empire 235-395 (Bileta) February 12, 2018
- Carl Fredrik Sverdrup, The Mongol Conquests (Albright) February 1, 2018
- Ken Mondschein, Game Of Thrones and the Medieval Art of War (Albright) January 8, 2018
- Simon John, Godfrey of Bouillon: Duke of Lower Lotharingia, Ruler of Latin Jerusalem, c. 1060-1100 (Petrizzo) December 27, 2017
- Peter Hoskins and Anne Curry, Agincourt 1415 (Albright) December 21, 2017
- Joanna Bellis, The Hundred Years War in Literature, 1337-1600 (Smith) December 15, 2017
- Craig M Nakashian, Warrior Churchmen of Medieval England, 1000-1250: Theory and Reality (Lincoln) August 28, 2017
- Martin Aurell, The Lettered Knight: Knowledge and Aristocratic Behaviour in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries, tr. Jean-Charles Khalifa and Jeremy Price (Million) August 17, 2017
- Prowess, Piety, and Public Order in Medieval Society: Studies in Honor of Richard W. Kaeuper, eds. Nakashian and Franke (Muhlberger) August 7, 2017
- Richard Wadge, Verneuil, The Second Agincourt 1424: The Battle of the Three Kingdoms (Brian Ditcham) August 2, 2017
- The Fifth Crusade in Context The Crusading Movement in the Early Thirteenth Century, eds. Mylod, Perry, Smith, and Vandeburie (Phillips) July 27, 2017
- Bernard S. Bachrach and David S. Bachrach, Warfare in Medieval Europe c. 400-c.1453 (Titterton) July 25, 2017
- Desperta Ferro Antigua y Medieval n.º32: La Guerra de los Cien Años (Albright) June 12, 2017
- Lindsay Powell, Germanicus (Albright) June 3, 2017
Reviews from Before Jan. 2012:
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DRM Books Available for Review
Links here are to the publisher’s website for the book, if available.
- Marc Hyden, Gaius Marius: Rise and Fall of Rome’s Savior (Pen & Sword Books, 2017), 331 pp.
- The Uses of the Bible in Crusader Sources,
Edited by Elizabeth Lapina and Nicholas Morton (Brill,
2017), 480 pp. (Available to the reviewer as PDF or Kindle edition) - Susan Curran, The English Friend, illustrated by Susan Curran and Mike Dixon (Lasse Press, 2007), 304pp. (Available to the reviewer as PDF or Kindle edition.)
- Lindsey Powell, Germanicus (Pen & Sword, 2016), 374 pp.
- Timothy May, The Mongol Art of War (Pen & Sword, 2007; republished 2016), 214 pp.
- Kirill Rivkin and Brian Isaac, A Study of the Eastern Sword (Yamna Publishing, 2017), 360 pp. [2 copies]
- Kirill Rivkin, Arms and Armor of Caucasus (Rivkin, 2015), 327 pp.
- Pietro Monte’s Collectanea: The Arms, Armour and Fighting Techniques of a Fifteenth-Century Soldier, tr. Jeffrey L. Forgeng (Boydell & Brewer, 2018), 333 pp.
- The Corsairs’ Longest Voyage, Þorsteinn Helgason (Brill, 2018), 372 pp.
- Peter Purton, The Medieval Military Engineer: From the Roman Empire to the Sixteenth Century (Boydell & Brewer, 2018), 365 pp.
- Acre and Its Falls, ed. John France (Brill, 2018), 214 pp.
- A Military History of the Mediterranean Sea, ed. George Theotokis (Brill, 2018), 474 pp.
- Nicholas Savy, La ville fortifiee de la guerre de Cent Ans: Armement et tactique (Archeodrom, 2017), 258 pages [French]
- Nicholas Savy, Bertrucat d’Albret: ou le destin d’un capitaine gascon du roi d’Angleterre pendant le guerre de Cent Ans (Archeodrom, 2017), 478 pp. [French]