Medieval and Modern C2: Command and Control in the Field during Western Europe’s Long Twelfth Century (1095–1225)
Laurence W. Marvin
‘Command and control’ has become ever more important in the postmodern military world even though there is no universal consensus among contemporary militaries on what ‘command encompasses. Military histories, manuals handbooks of Anglo-American concede that classical armies leaders understood concepts but dismiss eras like long twelfth century entirely or present them with a lack understanding context. Why this? This can be partially answered through following factors: (1) nature ancient vs. medieval source material; (2) perceived professionalism armies; (3) existence discrete tactical formations not medieval; (4) professional officer class political career (5) authority strategic, operational objectives. Twelfth-century commanders exhibited command control altho...
War and society