"Medieval Warfare" by Geoffrey Hindley is a book that encompasses exactly what is in the title. Albiet in a very abriged form. This book turned out to be what I expected it to be when I purchased it from a used bookstore with the slightly inflated price of $6.50. I would actually recommend this book to an adolescent who was interested in the subject. It covers well the development of warfare during what is classified traditionally as medieval times. Touching lightly on all aspects of the period, such as fighting at sea, arms and armour, the Crusades, etc., this work is a very fast read. This is due mainly to the amount of illustrations that take up much of the 125 pages.
The one aggrivating trait of this work has to be mentioned, and that is the illustrations are not captioned in the traditional manner but are numbered and included in the text of the book. One is supposed to stop reading when they get to each number and then look at the picture. Sort of annoying, but that just may be me. That aside I found this an OK book at best, suitable for the most novice student. ( )