Just Wars and Moral Victories
Surprise, Deception and the Normative Framework of European War in the Later Middle Ages
Biographical note
David Whetham Ph.D. (2005) University of London, lectures on the ethical and legal dimensions of warfare in the Defence Studies Department of King’s College London, based at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in the UK Defence Academy.
Readership
All those interested in the history of warfare, the development of strategic thought in Europe, the nature of victory and the legal and ethical context of later medieval warfare.
Table of contents
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Metaphysical and Moral Context
Chapter Three: The Role of War as a Legal Instrument in the Middle Ages.
Chapter Four: The Epitome of Military Science
Chapter Five: The Works of Geoffroy de Charny
Chapter Six: Froissart: The Management of Chivalric Expectation
Chapter Seven: Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Chapter Two: Metaphysical and Moral Context
Chapter Three: The Role of War as a Legal Instrument in the Middle Ages.
Chapter Four: The Epitome of Military Science
Chapter Five: The Works of Geoffroy de Charny
Chapter Six: Froissart: The Management of Chivalric Expectation
Chapter Seven: Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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