The Late Middle Ages saw revolutionary changes in warfare and tactics, with infantry once more becoming a central part of the many battles that were fought. With improvements to weaponry, such as the Swiss pike, the foot soldier was reborn to become a dominant factor on the battlefield. 

Theme: The rebirth of infantry – The improvement of infantry tactics and equipment in the Late Middle Ages

• Historical introduction – Jean-Claude Brunner, ‘The infantry’s tactical revolution’.
• The Source – Vassilis Pergalias, ‘The Battle of Courtrai’.
• Nils Visser, ‘Negating English archery on the late medieval battlefield’.
• Szymon Górski & Ewelina Wilczyska, ‘Jan Žižka and his wagons of war’.
• Erich Anderson, ‘The Battle of Arbedo and the Ascension of the Swiss Pike’.

Features:

• The Castle – Konstantin Nossov, ‘The medieval Muslim fortification of Ifriqiyah’.
• Special – Brian Burfield, ‘Diseases on the medieval battlefield’
• The Campaign – Dr. Kaveh Farrokh & Dr. Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani, ‘The Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire’.
• Weapon Handling – Murray Dahm, ‘Codex Wallerstein’.