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.
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Recent Reviews:
- Brian Todd Carey, Joshua B. Allfree, John Cairns, Warfare in the Age of the Crusades: The Latin East (Reviewer- Nicholas Wallace) March 6, 2024
- Brian Todd Carey, Joshua B. Allfree, John Cairns, Road to Manzikert: Byzantine & Islamic Warfare, 527-1071 (Reviewer- Daniel Fratini) January 20, 2024
- James Titterton. Deception in Medieval Warfare: Trickery and Cunning in the Central Middle Ages (Reviewer- Haggai Olshanetsky) January 4, 2024
- The Medieval Tournament as Spectacle: Tourneys, Jousts and Pas d’Armes, 1100-1600, eds. Alan V. Murray and Karen Watts (Reviewer- Joe Morrel) January 2, 2024
- Anthony Kaldellis and Marion Kruse, The Field Armies of the East Roman Empire, 361-630 (Reviewer- Evan Schultheis) October 18, 2023
- Michael P. Warner, The Agincourt Campaign of 1415: The Retinues of the Dukes of Clarence and Gloucester (Reviewer- Simon Egan) October 9, 2023
- Stephen Morillo, War and Conflict in the Middle Ages: A Global Perspective (Reviewer- Stuart Gorman) September 11, 2023
- Trevor Russell Smith and Michael Livingston (eds.) Of Knyghthode and Bataile (Reviewer- Trevor J. Davis) July 27, 2023
- Wojtek Jezierski, Risk, Emotions, and Hospitality in the Christianization of the Baltic Rim, 1000-1300 (Reviewer- Patrick Eickman) May 23, 2023
- Rosalind Brown-Grant and Mario Damen (trans), A Chivalric Life: The Book of the Deeds of Messire Jacques de Lalaing (Reviewed by James Titterton) April 12, 2023
- Martijn A. Wijnhoven, European Mail Armour: Ringed Battle Shirts from the Iron Age, Roman Period and Early Middle Ages (Reviewer- Haggai Olshanetsky) April 5, 2023
- Helena Schrader, The Holy Land in the Era of the Crusades: Kingdoms at the Crossroads of Civilizations, 1100–1300 (reviewed by Trevor J. Davis) February 3, 2023
- John D. Grainger. The forty sieges of Constantinople. The great city’s enemies and its survival (Lucas McMahon) January 24, 2023
- Daniel Baloup, L’homme armé: Expériences de la guerre et du combat en Castille au XVe siècle (Reviewer- Brian Ditcham) December 7, 2022
- Radosław Kotecki, Carsten Selch Jensen and Stephen Bennett (eds), Christianity and War in Medieval East Central Europe and Scandinavia (Reviewer- Kyle Lincoln) August 19, 2022
- Michael Jones, The Black Prince (Reviewer- Nicholas A. Gribit) August 16, 2022
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Full list of pre-2012 reviews: Alphabetical by Author For more recent reviews, use the search function above right. |
DRM Books Available for Review
Links here are to the publisher’s website for the book, if available.
- Mike Ingram, Richard III and the Battle of Bosworth (Casemate, 2019), 304 pp.
- John Carr, The Pope’s Army: The Papacy in Diplomacy and War (Pen & Sword, 2019), 306 pp.
- Peter Hoskins, Siege Warfare During the Hundred Years War: Once More Unto the Breach (Pen & Sword, 2018), 234 pp.
- Bob Bennett & Mike Roberts, The Wars of Alexander’s Successors 323-281 BC, Vol. I: Commanders & Campaigns (Pen & Sword, 2019), 236 pp.
- Kathryn Warner, Hugh Despenser the Younger & Edward II: Downfall of a King’s Favourite (Pen & Sword, 2019), 232 pp.
- Richard Ballard, England, France, and Aquitaine: From Victory to Defeat in the Hundred Years War (Pen & Sword, 2020), 288 pp.
- Gabriele Esposito, Armies of Celtic Europe 700 BC-AD 106: History, Organization & Equipment (Pen & Sword, 2019), 172 pp.
- Hermann Löns, The Warwolf: A Peasant Chronicle of the Thirty Years War, tr. Robert Kvinnesland (Westholme, 2006) 216 pp.
- Paul C. Levitt, Yorkshire: A Story of Invasion, Uprising and Conflict (Pen & Sword, 2019), 128 pp.
- David Cooke, Battlefield Yorkshire: From the Romans to the English Civil War (Pen & Sword, 2020), 224 pp.
- Julian Romane, The First & Second Italian Wars 1494-1504 (Pen & Sword, 2020), 256 pp.
- Arthur C. Wright, English Collusion and the Norman Conquest (Pen & Sword, 2020), 224 pp.
- Chris Peers, The Highland Battles: Warfare on Scotland’s Northern Frontier in the Early Middle Ages (Pen & Sword, 2020), 216 pp.
- Darren Baker, Crusaders and Revolutionaries of the Thirteenth Century: De Montfort (Pen & Sword, 2020), 272 pp.
- Peter Hoskins, The Black Prince and King Jean II of France (Pen & Sword, 2020), 208 pp.
- John Grehan and Martin Mace, The Battle of Hastings 1066: The Uncomfortable Truth (Pen & Sword, 2021), 192 pp.
- Ilkka Syvanne, Military History of Late Rome 518–565 (Pen & Sword, 2021), 448 pp.
- Stephen Turnbull, The Lost Samurai: Japanese Mercenaries in South East Asia, 1593–1688 (Pen & Sword, 2021), 192 pp.
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, eds. Trevor Russell Smith and Michael Livingstone (Medieval Institute Publications, 2021), 180 pp.
- Cat Jarman, River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads (Pegasus Books, 2022)
- Martijn A. Wijnhoven, European Mail Armour: Ringed Battle Shirts from the Iron Age, Roman Period and Early Middle Ages (Amsterdam, 2021)
- Chris Glenn, The Battle of Sekigahara: The Greatest, Bloodiest, Most Decisive Samurai Battle Ever (Frontline Books, 2021), 216 pp.
- Richard Lomas, The Normans in Ireland (Casemate Academic, 2022), 224 pp.
- John Paul Davies, Castles of Wales (Pen & Sword, 2022), 264 pp.
- Paul Hill, The Kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons: The Wars of King Alfred 865-899 (Pen & Sword, 2022) 280 pp.
- Alexander R. Brondarbit, Soldier, Rebel, Traitor: John, Lord Wenlock and the Wars of the Roses (Pen & Sword, 2022), 224 pp.
- John Sadler, Hotspur: Sir Henry Percy and the Myth of Chivalry (Pen & Sword, 2022), 256 pp.
- Dierk Habedorn and Daniel Jaquet, Dürer’s Fight Book
The Genius of the German Renaissance and His Combat Treatise (Greenhill Books, 2022), 320 pp. - Tony Sullivan, The Battles of King Arthur (Pen & Sword, 2022), 288 pp.
- John Carr, The Viking Saint: Olaf II of Norway (Pen & Sword, 2022), 208 pp.
- Stuart Ellis-Gorman, The Medieval Crossbow: A Weapon Fit to Kill a King (Pen & Sword, 2022), 224 pp.
- James Waterson, The Knights of Islam: The Wars of the Mamluks, 1250 – 1517 (Greenhill Books, 2022), 288 pp.
- Robert Allred, Mysteries of the Norman Conquest: Unravelling the Truth of the Battle of Hastings and the Events of 1066 (Frontline Books, 2022), 224 pp.
- John D. Grainger, The Forty Sieges of Constantinople: The Great City’s Enemies and Its Survival (Pen & Sword, 2022), 288 pp.
- Brian Harwood, Fixer and Fighter: The Life of Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent,
1170 – 1243 (Pen & Sword, 2022), 176 pp. - John Sadler, The Second Baron’s War: Simon de Montfort and the Battles of Lewes and Evesham (Pen & Sword, 2022), 192 pp.
- Christine Baker, Swords Castle: Digging History: Excavations 2015-17 (Wordwell Books, 2022), 320 pp.
- Michael S. Fulton, Contest for Egpyt: The Collapse of the Fatimid Caliphate, the Ebb of Crusader Influence, and the Rise of Saladin (Brill, 2022), 193 pp.
- Arthur C. Wright, The Battles that Created England 793-1100 (Frontline Books, 2022), 256 pp.
- Jean-Denis Lepage, Dictionary of Fortifications: An Illustrated Glossary of Castles, Forts & Other Defensive Works from Antiquity to the Present Day (Pen & Sword, 2022), 356 pp.
- John Marshall, Welsh Castle Builders: The Savoyard Style (Pen & Sword, 2022), 344 pp.
- Clive Hart, The Rise & Fall of the Mounted Knight (Pen & Sword, 2022), 288 pp.
- Gabrielle Esposito, Armies of Angl0-Saxon England 410-1066: History, Organization & Equipment (Pen & Sword, 2022), 176 pp.
- Ekaitz Etxeberria Gallastegi, Fazer la Guerra: Estrategia y táctica militar en la Castilla del siglo XV (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 2022), 365 pp. (Spanish)
- 1648 and All That: The Scottish Invasions of England 1648 and 1651, edited by Charles Singleton (Helion, 2023)
- Scott Manning, Joan of Arc: A Reference Guide to her Life and Works (Rowan and Littlefield, 2023)
- Alex E. W. Müller, Gunpowder Technology in the Fifteenth Century
A Study, Edition and Translation of the Firework Book (Boydell & Brewer, 2024)