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The Art of War in Byzantium
Provides an in-depth analysis of different aspects of Byzantine military culture between the third and the twelfth centuries, looking at Military Manuals, "Grand" Strategy, Military Organization and Battle Tactics, and Military Equipment.
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Byzantine Military Rhetoric in the Ninth Century
Byzantine Military Rhetoric in the Ninth Century is the first English translation of the ninth-century Anonymi Byzantini Rhetorica Militaris. Including a detailed commentary and critical introduction, it will appeal to all those interested in Byzantine political ideology and military history.
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Bohemond of Taranto
A brilliant picture of a great medieval warrior and crusader, clear and concise, which brings to life the whole Mediterranean world in an age of crisis.' - John France, author of 'Perilous Glory: The Rise of Western Military Power' and 'Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades 1000-1300'.Bohemond of Taranto, Lord of Antioch, unofficial leader of the First Crusade, was a man of boundless ambition and inexhaustible energy - he was, in the words of Romuald of Salerno, 'always seeking the impossible'. While he failed in his quest to secure the Byzantine throne, he succeeded in founding the most enduring of all the crusader states. Yet few substantial accounts of the life of this remarkable warrior have been written and none have been published in English for over a century - and that is why this absorbing new study by Georgios Theotokis is of such value.He concentrates on Bohemond as a soldier and commander, covering his contribution to the crusades but focusing in particular on his military achievements in Italy, Sicily, the Balkans and Anatolia. Since medieval commanders generally receive little credit for their strategic understanding, he examines Bohemond's war-plans in his many campaigns, describes how he adapted his battle-tactics when facing different opponents and considers whether his approach to waging war was typical of the Norman commanders of his time.
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Byzantine Military Tactics in Syria and Mesopotamia in the Tenth Century
'An excellent look at the very important conflict between the Byzantines and the Arabs'Kelly DeVries, Professor of History, Loyola University MarylandThe first comprehensive history of Byzantine warfare in the tenth centuryThis book examines the strategies and military tactics of the Byzantines and their enemies in Eastern Anatolia, Syria and in Upper Mesopotamia in the tenth century. The period of conflict is difficult to define. It was too inactive to be called a 'war' but too active to be called a 'cold war'. Nevertheless, it was a 'war', even if it lacked the numerous pitched battles or protracted sieges that defined other periods or other operational theatres of war.This study examines the way the Byzantines innovated and adapted their strategies and tactics to those of their enemies in the East, giving a rich picture of tenth-century Byzantine warfare.Key Features. Examines the major and most important pitched battles of this period and the Byzantine and Arab military manuals which show how armies were organised and deployed in the battlefield. Looks at how the Byzantines adapted their strategies and tactics to those of their enemies in the tenth-century Anatolia, Syria and Mesopotamia. Shows the transmission of military knowledge through the ages by comparing the military treatises of the tenth century with those from the Roman and Ancient Greek periodsGeorgios Theotokis is Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Byzantine Studies Research Centre, Bogaziçi University, Istanbul. He is the author of Norman Campaigns in the Balkans 1081-1108 (2014) and editor of Military History of the Mediterranean Sea (2018).Cover image: 11th Century Fresco of Saints Theodore and George slaying the dragon (or snake as depicted in the frescoe), St Onuphrius Church (Yilanli Kilise - Snake Church). Goreme Open air Museum, Cappadocia, TurkeyCover design:[EUP logo]edinburghuniversitypress.comISBN 978-1-4744-3103-3BarcodeCover image: 11th Century Fresco of Saints Theodore and George slaying the dragon (or snake as depicted in the frescoe), St Onuphrius Church (Yilanli Kilise - Snake Church). Goreme Open air Museum, Cappadocia, TurkeyCover design:[EUP logo]edinburghuniversitypress.comISBN 978-1-4744-3103-3Barcode
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Twenty Battles That Shaped Medieval Europe
This book is a history of the strategy, military equipment and battle-tactics of European armies in the Middle Ages. It gives a detailed analysis of twenty decisive battles, from the Battle of Frigidus in AD394 to the Battle of Varna in 1444, taking in such key battles as Hastings in 1066 and Bouvines in 1214.
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Norman Campaigns in the Balkans, 1081-1108
The Norman expansion in eleventh-century Europe was a movement of enormous historical importance, which saw men and women from the duchy of Normandy settling in England, Italy, Sicily and the Middle East. The Norman establishment in the South is particularly interesting, because it represents the story of a few hundred mercenaries who managed to establish a principality in the Mediterranean that would later develop in to the Kingdom of Sicily. In this book the author examines the clash of two different "military cultures" - the Normans and the Byzantines - in one theatre of war - the Balkans. It is the first study to date of the military organization of the Norman and Byzantine states in the Mediterranean, and of their overall strategies and their military tactics in the battlefield. It is also the first to examine the way in which each military culture reacted and adapted to the strategies and tactics of its enemies in Italy and the Balkans. The author closely follows the campaigns conducted by the Normans in the Byzantine provinces of Illyria and Macedonia and their battles against Imperial armies commanded by the Byzantine Emperor. He also examines the ways in which the Italian-Norman and Byzantine military systems differed, and their relative efficiencies. Dr Georgios Theotokis is Assistant Professor of European History at Fatih University, Istanbul.
€ 37,50