Writing the Military History of Pre-Crusade Europe: Studies in Sources and Source Criticism, by David S. Bachrach and Bernard S. Bachrach
Dušan Zupka
Anyone interested in medieval warfare will be very well acquainted with the works of Bernard S. Bachrach and David Bachrach. This unique father-and-son team has published dozens articles, book chapters several influential monographs on military history past decades. The present volume brings together fourteen carefully selected contributions within Routledge Variorum Collected Studies series. All articles were revised amended, authors have added bibliographic references reflecting recent publications. gathered written individually or by both are divided into two uneven sections. Part One, entitled ‘Narrative Works’ includes ten essays focused problems inherent historical epistemology, a particular emphasis how scholars can understand use source materials for writing history. For this purpose, they examine well-known historians from period between sixth early twelfth centuries. These include Gregory Tours (6th cent.), Nithrad (9th Widukind Corvey (10th Thietmar Merseburg (11th cent.) Ralph Caen (12th cent.). reader is also introduced to discussion about supposed ʻSaxon revolutionʼ tenth century, connected Salian period. rulers Germany attracted much less attention than other periods places pre-crusade Europe (Carolingian, Ottonian, Anglo-Saxon), despite enormous available. Other eleventh-century writers Ademar Chabannes, Dudo Saint Quentin Bruno role historians.
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