Charlemagne's Early Campaigns (768-777)

A Diplomatic and Military Analysis
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-90-04-22410-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 82, 724 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1251 g

Reihe: History of Warfare

Charlemagne's Early Campaigns is the first book-length study of Charlemagne at war. The neglect of this subject has truncated our understanding of the Carolingian empire and the military success of its leader, a true equal of Frederick the Great and Napoleon.

Zielgruppe

All interested in serious military history at all levels, Charlemagne, and medieval history, in general.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bachrach, Bernard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements … ix
List of Abbreviations and Sources … xi
Prefatory Note Regarding Maps … xvii
Map of Charlemagne’s Kingdom and Its Environs. xix

Introduction … 1
1. Two Kings: Charlemagne and Carloman … 108
2. Italy in Flux: Opportunities and Problems … 139
3. The Saxon War: Phase One … 177
4. The Unwanted War … 246
5. The Siege of Pavia … 310
6. The Fall of Pavia and Its Aftermath … 374
7. The Saxon War: Phase Two … 427
8. The Friuli Diversion … 473
9. The “End” of the Saxon War … 510
10. Integration of the Saxon Territory … 566
Conclusions … 631

Bibliography … 654
Index … 691

Über Autor(innen)

Bachrach, Bernard
Upon receiving his AB degree in History and Classical languages, Professor Bachrach earned his MA and Ph.D. in Medieval History and archaeology at the University of California, Berkeley (1966). A fellow of the Medieval Academy of America, he is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Minnesota. Among his many articles and monographs are Fulk Nerra and Early Carolingian Warfare.