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Record Number:
3979
Author(s)/Creator(s):
DeVries , Kelly.
Contributor(s):
Title:
A Woman as Leader of Men: Joan of Arc's Military Career
Source:
Fresh Verdicts on Joan of Arc. Edited by Bonnie Wheeler and Charles T. Wood. Garland Publishing, 1996. Pages 3 - 18.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Joan of Arc, Saint
Military Leadership
Warfare and Warriors
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
France
Century:
15
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
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Abstract:
Joan did not offer her soldiers terrestrial possessions; she offered them religious possibilties, even salvation. Though she was radically different from other contemporary military leaders, her troops followed her with a loyalty unsurpassed by any other late-medieval captain. [Reproduced by permission of Garland Publishing.]
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Author's Affiliation:
Loyola College
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
1996.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0815323379