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    Default Books on medieval history

    Here are my most recent additions. Any further recommendations?

    How To Read Castles
    Malcolm Hislop





    Castles: Their Construction and History (Dover Architecture)

    S. Toy





    Medieval Warfare: A History
    Maurice Keen





    French Armies of the Hundred Years War (Men-at-Arms)

    Dr David Nicolle





    Armies of Medieval Burgundy 1364-1477 (Men-at-Arms)
    Nicholas Michael





    Medieval Warfare (Military History from Primary Sources)
    James Grant





    Two Lives of Charlemagne: The Life of Charlemagne; Charlemagne (Penguin Classics)
    Einhard / Notker the Stammerer

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    (4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.
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    That is some sweet collection you purchased, Myth! Loving the castle books.

    Osprey has been releasing some interesting titles lately, particularly for Byzantine fans - Byzantine Naval Forces - https://ospreypublishing.com/byzanti...rces-1261-1461

    And this one - albeit released 2 years ago - offers some insight on a rather more obscure fighting force - the Hanseatic League. https://ospreypublishing.com/forces-...nseatic-league
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    Got a few of those, never read them though. I can recommend Cambrige illustrated Atlas on medieval warfare, and The teutonic Knights (William Urban).

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    Speaking of Teutonic Knights, if you haven't read it - read the novel The Knights of the Cross about the Teutonic Knights by famous Polish author Henryk Sinkiewicz.
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    Here are a few i have enjoyed very much.


    The New Concise History of the Crusades- Thomas F. Madden
    https://www.amazon.com/Concise-Histo.../dp/0742538230

    The First Crusade: A New History: The Roots of Conflict between Christianity and Islam-Thomas Asbridge
    https://www.amazon.com/First-Crusade.../dp/0195189051

    The Glory of the Crusades-Steve Weidenkopf
    http://shop.catholic.com/the-glory-o...sades-set.html
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    Did anyone here read Letters from Iwo Jima?
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    I watched the movie, does that count?
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