"HISTORY / Modern / General" . . "Oorlogvoering." . . "To 1500" . . "Militärischer Einsatz." . . "Espionage History To 1500." . . "Espionage -- History -- To 1500." . "Special operations (Military science) -- History." . . "Military history, Medieval." . . . . "Kriegführung." . . "Kommandounternehmen." . . "Histoire militaire Moyen âge." . . "Mittelalter." . . "Espionage." . . "Middle Ages." . . "Espionnage Moyen âge." . . "Geschichte 1100-1550" . . "Opérations spéciales (science militaire) Moyen âge." . . "HISTORY." . . "Spionage." . . "Geheimunternehmen." . . "Middle Ages History." . . . . . "Special Operations in the Age of Chivalry, 1100-1550"@en . "Special Operations in the Age of Chivalry, 1100-1550" . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . . . . "\"Alongside the familiar pitched battles, regular sieges, and large-scale manoeuvers, medieval and early modern wars also involved assassination, abduction, treason, and sabotage. These undercover operations were aimed chiefly against key individuals, mostly royalty or the leaders of the opposing army, and against strategic fortified places, including bridges, mills and dams. Because of their clandestine nature, and the consequent scarcity of contemporary records, covert operations have not previously been studied in any detail; this book is the first to survey special operations from the eleventh century to the sixteenth\"--Jacket." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Special operations in the age of chivalry, 1100-1550" . . "Special operations in the age of chivalry, 1100-1550"@en . . "'A portrait of espionage, covert operations, assassination squads, and the deep penetration of seemingly invulnerable fortresses or security systems matching anything to be found in the war stories of the modern era'. MATTHEW BENNETT, SANDHURST."@en . . . . . . . . . . "Special operations in the age of chivalry : 1100-1550" . "History" . . "History"@en . "opération spéciale (science militaire) 12e s. / 16e s. (1ère moitié)" . .