Byzantine Warfare
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Author |
: John Haldon |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 400 |
Release |
: 2020-07-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000107913 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000107914 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Warfare, State And Society In The Byzantine World 565-1204 by : John Haldon
Warfare, State and Society in the Byzantine World is the first comprehensive study of warfare and the Byzantine world from the sixth to the twelfth century. The book examines Byzantine attitudes to warfare, the effects of war on society and culture, and the relations between the soldiers, their leaders and society. The communications, logistics, resources and manpower capabilities of the Byzantine Empire are explored to set warfare in its geographical as well as historical context. In addition to the strategic and tactical evolution of the army, this book analyses the army in campaign and in battle, and its attitudes to violence in the context of the Byzantine Orthodox Church. The Byzantine Empire has an enduring fascination for all those who study it, and Warfare, State and Society is a colourful study of the central importance of warfare within it.
Author |
: John F. Haldon |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 624 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105129848136 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Byzantine Warfare by : John F. Haldon
Warfare was an integral part of the operations of the medieval eastern Roman, or Byzantine, Empire, both in its organization, as well as in social thinking and political ideology. This volume presents a selection of articles dealing with key aspects of Byzantine attitudes to war and violence, with military administration and organization at tactical and strategic levels, weapons and armaments and war-making itself; discussions which make an important contribution to answering the questions of how and why the empire survived as long as it did.
Author |
: John Haldon |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 587 |
Release |
: 2017-03-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351953740 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351953745 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Byzantine Warfare by : John Haldon
Warfare was an integral part of the operations of the medieval eastern Roman, or Byzantine, Empire, both in its organization, as well as in social thinking and political ideology. This volume presents a selection of articles dealing with key aspects of Byzantine attitudes to war and violence, with military administration and organization at tactical and strategic levels, weapons and armaments and war-making itself; discussions which make an important contribution to answering the questions of how and why the empire survived as long as it did.
Author |
: Michael J. Decker |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2016-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1594162719 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781594162718 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Byzantine Art of War by : Michael J. Decker
A Complete Overview of One of the Most Important Military Forces in the History of the World The Byzantine Art of War explores the military history of the thousand-year empire of the eastern Mediterranean, Byzantium. Throughout its history the empire faced a multitude of challenges from foreign invaders seeking to plunder its wealth and to occupy its lands, from the deadly Hunnic hordes of Attila, to the Arab armies of Islam, to the western Crusaders bent on carving out a place in the empire or its former lands. In order to survive the Byzantines relied on their army that was for centuries the only standing, professional force in Europe. Leadership provided another key to survival; Byzantine society produced a number of capable strategic thinkers and tacticians--and several brilliant ones. These officers maintained a level of professionalism and organization inherited and adapted from Roman models. The innovations of the Byzantine military reforms of the sixth century included the use of steppe nomad equipment and tactics, the most important of which was the refinement of the Roman mounted archer. Strategy and tactics evolved in the face of victory and defeat; the shock of the Arab conquests led to a sharp decline in the number and quality of imperial forces. By the eighth and ninth centuries Byzantine commanders mastered the art of the small war, waging guerrilla campaigns, raids, and flying column attacks that injured the enemy but avoided the decisive confrontation the empire was no longer capable of winning. A century later they began the most sustained, glorious military expansion of their history. This work further sketches the key campaigns, battles, and sieges that illustrate Byzantine military doctrine, vital changes from one era to another, the composition of forces and the major victories and defeats that defined the territory and material well-being of its citizens. Through a summary of their strategies, tactics, and innovations in the tools of war, the book closes with an analysis of the contributions of this remarkable empire to world military history.
Author |
: Savvas Kyriakidis |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 275 |
Release |
: 2011-05-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004206663 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004206663 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Warfare in Late Byzantium, 1204-1453 by : Savvas Kyriakidis
Examining a wide body of sources this book offers a comprehensive analysis of late Byzantine attitudes to warfare and places late Byzantine military ethos, thought and practice in the wider geographical, cultural and historical context.
Author |
: John Haldon |
Publisher |
: The History Press |
Total Pages |
: 273 |
Release |
: 2008-07-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780752496528 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0752496522 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Byzantine Wars by : John Haldon
By the middle of the sixth century the Byzantine emperor ruled a mighty empire that straddled Europe, Asia and North Africa. Within 100 years, this powerful empire had been cut in half. Two centuries later the Byzantine empire was once again a power to be reckoned with, and soon recovered its position as the paramount East Mediterranean and Balkan power, whose fabulous wealth attracted Viking mercenaries and central Asian nomad warriors to its armies, whose very appearance on the field of battle was sometimes enough to bring enemies to terms. No book has ever attempted a survey of Byzantine wars, and few accounts of Byzantine battles have ever been translated into a modern language. This book will provide essential support for those interested in Byzantine history in general as well as a useful corrective to the more usual highly romanticised views of Byzantine civilisation.
Author |
: Eric McGeer |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 432 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: NWU:35556038694295 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sowing the Dragon's Teeth by : Eric McGeer
Author |
: Dennis P. Hupchick |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 386 |
Release |
: 2017-07-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783319562063 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3319562061 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Bulgarian-Byzantine Wars for Early Medieval Balkan Hegemony by : Dennis P. Hupchick
This book provides an interpretive narrative of the wars fought by Bulgaria against the Byzantine Empire for dominant control of the Balkan Peninsula during the early medieval era. Over a span of two centuries, from the early ninth through the early eleventh, and under the leadership of the Bulgarian rulers Krum, Simeon I, and Samuil, those conflicts evolved from simple confrontations for territorial possession into a life-or-death struggle for imperial precedence within the Orthodox world then emerging in Eastern Europe—a struggle that the Bulgarians ultimately lost. The primary focus is on Bulgaria, rather than Byzantium, and an effort is made to provide a historically reliable chronology of the assorted campaigns. The various belligerents’ military organizations, defensive technologies, armaments, and tactics are surveyed in an introduction to the main narrative. A prelude chapter sets the stage for the hegemonic conflict, which was divided into three distinct phases by interludes of relative peace between the contending parties, during which Bulgaria’s domestic, foreign, and cultural developments shaped the nature and conduct of the fighting in each successive phase.
Author |
: John Haldon |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 400 |
Release |
: 2002-11-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781135364373 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1135364370 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Warfare, State And Society In The Byzantine World 560-1204 by : John Haldon
Warfare, State and Society in the Byznatine World is the first comprehensive study of the warfare and the Byzantine World from the sixth to the twelfth century. The book examines Byzantine attitudes to warfare, the effects of war on society and culture, and the relations between the soldiers, their leaders and society. The communications, logistics, resources and manpower capabilities of the Byzantine Empire are explored to set warfare in its geographical as well as historical context. In addition to the strategic and tactical evolution of the army, this book analyses the army in campaign and in battle, and its attitudes to violence in the context of the Byzantine Orthodox Church.
Author |
: Georgios Theotokis |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 335 |
Release |
: 2020-10-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780429574771 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0429574770 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis War in Eleventh-Century Byzantium by : Georgios Theotokis
War in Eleventh-Century Byzantium presents new insights and critical approaches to warfare between the Byzantine Empire and its neighbours during the eleventh century. Modern historians have identified the eleventh century as a landmark era in Byzantine history. This was a period of invasions, political tumult, financial crisis and social disruption, but it was also a time of cultural and intellectual innovation and achievement. Despite this, the subject of warfare during this period remains underexplored. Addressing an important gap in the historiography of Byzantium, the volume argues that the eleventh century was a period of important geo-political change, when the Byzantine Empire was attacked on all sides, and its frontiers were breached. This book is valuable reading for scholars and students interested in Byzantium history and military history.