Byzantine Armies 886-1118, Men at Arms No 89, Osprey

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.

Περιεχόμενα: 

• Introduction
• Organization
• The Tagmata
• The Varangian Guard 
• The Theme System
• The Terrible Day: Manzikert 1071
• Post-Manzikert Period
• The Plates.

Συγγραφέας: Ian Heath

Εικονογράφηση: Angus McBride

Έκδοση: Osprey Publishing

ISBN: 9780850453065

Περιγραφή: Σελ. 48, μαλακό εξώφυλλο, 248 Χ 185 mm, α/μ φωτό, 8 σελίδες με έγχρωμες καλλιτεχνικές αναπαραστάσεις βυζαντινών, α/μ σχέδια, σχεδιαγράμματα.

Κατάσταση: ΑΜΕΤΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΤΟ

Βάρος κατά την αποστολή: 310 gr

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