Includes bibliographical references (pages 654-689) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Two kings: Charlemagne and Carloman -- Italy in flux: opportunities and problems -- The Saxon War: phase one -- The unwanted war -- The Siege of Pavia -- The fall of Pavia and its aftermath -- The Saxon War: phase two -- The Friuli diversion -- The "end" of the Saxon War -- Integration of the Saxon territory -- Conclusions
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"The critical deployment here of the numerous narrative and documentary sources, combined with the systematic use of the immense corpus of archaeological evidence, is applied here, in detail, for the first time in order to broaden our understanding of Charlemagne's military strategy and campaign tactics"-- P. [4] of cover
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Charlemagne,742-814-- Military leadership
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Military art and science-- Europe-- History-- To 1500