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Byzantine Armies 886–1118

By Ian Heath(Illustrations); Angus McBride(Illustrator)

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9780850453065, 0850453062
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1930135 bytes)
Series
Men at Arms 89
Pages
48\8
Time added
2020-09-27 11:47:32
Medieval Warfare;History;Historical;Medieval;Milit

Description

The Byzantines had a remarkably sophisticated approach to politics and military strategy. Unlike most of their contemporaries, they learnt very early in their history that winning a battle did not necessarily win a war, and they frequently bought off their enemies with treaties and bribes rather than squander men and matériel in potentially fruitless campaigns. The Byzantine army of the 10th and early 11th centuries, at the height of its power and efficiency, was the best-organised, best-trained, best-equipped and highest-paid in the known world. This splendid book by Ian Heath examines the Byzantine Armies from 886-1118, including the lusty, hard-fighting, hard-drinking 'barbarian' Varangian guard.

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