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Author : Ian Heath
Release : 1979
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Book Synopsis Byzantine Armies, 881-1118 by : Ian Heath
Download or read book Byzantine Armies, 881-1118 written by Ian Heath. This book was released on 1979. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ian Heath
Release : 1979
Genre : Byzantine Empire
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Book Synopsis Byzantine Armies, 886-1118 by : Ian Heath
Download or read book Byzantine Armies, 886-1118 written by Ian Heath. This book was released on 1979. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ian Heath
Release : 1995-11-13
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Byzantine Armies AD 1118–1461 by : Ian Heath
Download or read book Byzantine Armies AD 1118–1461 written by Ian Heath. This book was released on 1995-11-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Byzantine Empire's disastrous defeat by the Seljuk Turks at Manzikert in 1071 effectively marked the end of what is often described as the 'middle' period of Byzantine history. Thereafter, surrounded on all sides by younger, more vigorous nations, the once all-powerful Empire slipped into a steady decline which, ultimately, was to prove terminal. However, the Empire's demise was anything but peaceful, and, one way or another, for much of the last four centuries of its existence it was to find itself in a state of virtually constant war. This book examines the fascinating history of the Byzantine Empire and its armies from 1118-1461 AD.
Author : Ian Heath
Release : 1979-07-05
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Byzantine Armies 886–1118 by : Ian Heath
Download or read book Byzantine Armies 886–1118 written by Ian Heath. This book was released on 1979-07-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : David G. Alexander
Release : 2015-12-31
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Islamic Arms and Armor in The Metropolitan Museum of Art by : David G. Alexander
Download or read book Islamic Arms and Armor in The Metropolitan Museum of Art written by David G. Alexander. This book was released on 2015-12-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armor and weaponry were central to Islamic culture not only as a means of conquest and the spread of the faith, but also as symbols of status, wealth, and power. The finest arms were made by master craftsmen working with the leading designers, goldsmiths, and jewelers, whose work transformed utilitarian military equipment into courtly works of art. This book reveals the diversity and artistic quality of one of the most important and encyclopedic collections of its kind in the West. The Metropolitan Museum's holdings span ten centuries and include representative pieces from almost every Islamic culture from Spain to the Caucasus. The collection includes rare early works, among them the oldest documented Islamic sword, and is rich in helmets and body armor, decorated with calligraphy and arabesques, that were worn in Iran and Anatolia in the late fifteenth century. Other masterpieces include a jeweled short sword (yatagan) with a blade of "watered" steel that comes from the court of Süleyman the Magnificent, a seventeenth-century gold-inlaid armor associated with Shah Jahan, and two gold-inlaid flintlock firearms belonging to the guard of Tipu Sultan of Mysore. Presenting 126 objects, each handsomely photographed and richly documented with a detailed description and discussion of its technical, historical, and artistic importance, this overview of the Met's holdings is supplemented by an introductory essay on the formation of the collection, and appendixes on iconography and on Turkman-style armor.
