Byzantine Armies 886–1118
Men-at-Arms 89
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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.
Category: Byzantine
Code: 12882
ISBN:
9780850453065
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
48
Publication Date:
1979
Publisher:
Osprey Publishing
Published In:
USA
ILLUSTRATOR
Angus McBride
Language:
English