Screen LibraryThe crusader states and their neighbours : a military history, 1099-1187 /
"The Crusader States and their Neighbours explores the military history of the Medieval Near East, piecing together the fault-lines of conflict which entangled this much-contested region. This was an area where ethnic, religious, dynastic and commercial interests collided and the causes of war...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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"The Crusader States and their Neighbours explores the military history of the Medieval Near East, piecing together the fault-lines of conflict which entangled this much-contested region. This was an area where ethnic, religious, dynastic and commercial interests collided and the causes of war could be numerous. Conflicts persisted for decades and were fought out between many groups including Kurds, Turks, Armenians, Arabs and the crusaders themselves. This book recreates this world exploring how each faction sought to advance its own interests by any means possible, adapting its warcraft to better respond to the threats posed by their rivals. Strategies and tactics employed by the pastoral societies of the Central Asian Steppe were pitted against the armies of the agricultural societies of Western Christendom, Byzantium and the Islamic World, galvanising commanders to adapt their practices in response to their foes. Today, we are generally encouraged to think of this era as a time of religious conflict and yet this vastly over-simplifies a complex region where violence could take place for many reasons and peoples of different faiths could easily find themselves fighting side-by-side"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 289 pages : map, forms ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-282) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780198824541 0198824548 |
| Index Number: | DS38 |
| CLC: | K135 |
| Call Number: | K135/M891 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Frankish expansion -- Friends and foes (1099-1129) -- Aleppo and Damascus (1117-1129) : the challenge of the big cities -- The evolving balance of power (1130s-1148) -- The rise of Nur al-Din 1149-1174 -- Saladin and the Battle of Hattin -- Innovation and cross-cultural exchange in the evolution of Near Eastern warfare -- Conclusion. |