Byzantine Armies, 886-1118 (Men-At-Arms (Osprey)) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Byzantine Armies, 886-1118 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 materiel in potentially fruitless campaigns. The Byzantine army of the 10th and e...
Full description- Publisher: Osprey Publishing
- Published: 05 July 1979
- Format: Paperback 48 pages
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- Categories: War & Defence Operations | Military Engineering | Medieval History | History: Specific Events & Topics | Military History
- ISBN 13: 9780850453065 ISBN 10: 0850453062
- Sales rank: 155,713
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Full description for Byzantine Armies, 886-1118
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 materiel 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.
