Medieval Warfare by Delbruck-criticisms/comments?

[Guest]

Hi all!
Picked up a copy of Hans Delbrucks "Medieval Warfare" while i was at the library today, and before i get to far into it i was wondering if anyone has any comments on it? I've seen Delbruck quoted extensively in other books I've read, and listed in all sorts of bibliographies, but I also seem to remember seeing something about some of his information and conclusions being way off base. Anyone else that's familiar with the subject care to share their observations?

[Vitus von Atzinger]

There is a tendency nowadays for people to dismiss late 19th and early 20th century medievalists out of hand.
The great thing about Delbruck's book is that he gives in-depth descriptions of tons of medieval battles that you can't find in any other readily available sources. It's really cool.
It's amazing- there were quite a few major battles from the years 1080-1300 where the knights dismounted to fight.
-V

[Russ Mitchell]

Mix it in with Verbruggen, and ignore the section on the Hussites. Otherwise, you can get a whole lot out of Delbruck. The 19th-century guys were really good at laying out the "what happened." Our interpretations of said have obviously come a long way since then.

But again, if you can afford it, you really need to read Verbruggen's critique of the authors, so you get it in a better context. Then you can go back and forth with the two, and get a LOT of benefit.

[Guest]

Im afraid im not familiar with Verbruggen. What is the title of the work your referring to?