Warfare in Tenth-Century Germany

Over the course of half a century the first two kings of the Saxon dynasty Henry I (919-936) and Otto I (936-973) waged war across the length and breadth of Europe. Ottonian armies campaigned from the banks of the Oder in the east to the Seine in the west and from the shores of the Baltic Sea in the north to the Adriatic and Mediterranean in the south. In the course of scores of military operations accompanied by diligent diplomatic efforts Henry and Otto recreated the empire of Charlemagne and established themselves as the hegemonic rulers in Western Europe.This book shows how Henry I and Otto I achieved this remarkable feat and provides a comprehensive analysis of the organization training morale tactics and strategy of Ottonian armies over a long half century