{"product_id":"war-and-the-soldier-in-the-fourteenth-century-adrian-r-bell-1st-edition","title":"War and the Soldier in the Fourteenth Century, Adrian R. Bell — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: Woodbridge, The Boydell Press, 2004\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8vo, pp. xii, 246.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Near Fine. The book presents exceptionally well in its original tight binding, with the publisher’s royal blue cloth boards remaining sharp, unbumped, and free from shelf-wear. The gilt lettering to the spine remains notably bright and entirely unoxidised. The page block edges are remarkably crisp and clean, devoid of any significant foxing, spotting, or shelf-dust. Internally, the text block is uniformly bright, clean, and firmly set, suggesting the volume has been handled with great care and is largely unread. The original dust jacket is similarly well-preserved; it remains unclipped, bold, and free from fading, scoring, or chips, exhibiting only the faintest suggestion of minor crimping to the extreme upper edge of the spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: A handsome first edition of Adrian R. Bell’s seminal military analysis. Issued as Volume 20 in the esteemed 'Warfare in History' series (General Editor: Matthew Bennett), this academic hardcover is presented in its original publisher's cloth and dust jacket. The text includes several detailed tables and timelines, grounding the research in primary data. As a specialist academic publication, this first edition has become increasingly uncommon on the open market in such sharp, collector-grade condition, as most surviving copies have been heavily thumbed by scholars or absorbed into institutional library collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWar and the Soldier in the Fourteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e provides a groundbreaking analysis of the ordinary combatants who fought during the Hundred Years War. Moving beyond the traditional scholarly focus on grand tactics and weaponry, Adrian R. Bell utilises extensive surviving muster rolls and legal records from the 1387 and 1388 expeditions led by Richard Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel. By doing so, he vividly reconstructs the 'military community' of the era, exploring continuity of service, recruitment networks, and the intersection between military obligation and political upheaval during the turbulent reign of Richard II. This rigorously researched study offers a rare, humanised portrait of medieval warfare, representing a significant contribution to military historiography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54978237399379,"sku":"5523","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260915_134308.jpg?v=1789720455","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/war-and-the-soldier-in-the-fourteenth-century-adrian-r-bell-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}