Download or read book Noble Ideals and Bloody Realities written by Niall Christie and published by History of Warfare. This book was released on 2006 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of articles offers new insights into warfare and its impact on medieval society, analyzing social and economic issues, military strategy, technology, medical developments, ideology and rhetoric, and addressing warfare in Europe, the Byzantine Empire and the Muslim world.