THE CRUSADES: Defending Outremer (Ep.2): What role did the Franks’ own tactics and strategy play?   Whilst the Military Orders certainly provided a much need injection of discipline, expertise and professionalism into Outremer’s forces, it would be remiss to discount the Franks’ own contribution to their defence. In this episode, Dr Steve Tibble explores some of the tactics and strategies they developed and deployed on the battlefields of the Near East. Was the Franks’ own military skill Outremer’s main means of defence?   This episode is the second in a mini-series of three. The complete mini-series includes:   Ep.1: What role did the Templars and Hospitallers play? Ep.2: What role did the Franks’ own tactics and strategy play? Ep.3: SPECIAL EPISODE: Steve Tibble discusses his new book on the British Templars   Recommended works by Dr Steve Tibble: The Crusader Armies The Crusader Strategy Templars: The knights who made Britain   Further reading: Barber, M., The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple Nicholson, H., The Knights Templar   Further listening: In Our Time: The Knights Templar   If you would like to keep up to date with all things ‘Teach Medieval’, you can find us on: Twitter: @TeachMedieval Instagram: @teachmedieval Facebook: Teach Medieval   Music by Aroshanti. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.