Medieval Warfare Magazine

Marginalia

Editorial

One topic much discussed by military historians is that of the influence of technological change on warfare. How much do new inventions or improvements to weapons or other equipment change how war is fought? It is a topic that pertains very much to the Middle Ages as well as other eras of history.

This issue features our first ever debate, with Kelly DeVries and David Zimmerman taking on the question of technological determinism. We also have other pieces related

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