Great Medieval Captains

As noted a few weeks ago we've been working on a quick book about Medieval Warfare. Here it is:

-Alfred the Great and his wars against the Vikings
-Charlemagne and his empire
-The Battle of Hastings
-The First Crusade, a campaign as great and successful as Alexander's
-the 4th Crusade demonstrating the tactical skill of medieval commanders.
-The organizational genius of Edward I
-Chevouchee and the Hundred Years War

These were great armies commanded by great generals. Charlemagne vanquished his Saxon enemies, peoples who had even withstood the onslaught of the mighty Roman Empire, and set in place the framework of what could have been a great state. In the 11th century, Robert Guiscard, a Norman conqueror in the tradition of William, gathered armies and fleets, triumphing in long sieges and pitched battles over both Muslim and Byzantine adversaries. During the next two centuries, Guiscard’s Crusader descendents constantly outmaneuvered Muslim and Byzantine armies, making themselves masters of much of the Middle East. In the late 13th century, King Edward I conquered Wales with strategic insight and logistical skill rivaling any modern commander. His grandson, Edward III unleashed the lethal combination of dismounted knight and English longbow against France and with an endless supply of able subordinates, brought the kingdom to its knees. These were the great armies and commanders of the middle ages, and they deserve to be remembered with their Western predecessors.