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Medieval Warfare Magazine

FROM STIRRUPS TO LONGBOWS

bout 25 years ago, I attended my first ever academic conference — the International Congress on Medieval Studies, which is held annually at Western Michigan University. One of my most vivid memories from that conference was attending a session entitled “The Longbow: Effects and Efficacy: A Roundtable Debate” with Kelly DeVries and Clifford Rogers. It took place

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