Screen LibraryWarfare in late Byzantium, 1204-1453 /
"This book examines Byzantine attitudes towards warfare at a time of crisis when the empire ceased to be a first rate power in the Mediterranean. It investigates the correspondence between official rhetoric and propaganda, on the one hand, and military realities, on the other. It explores the m...
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| Published: |
Brill,
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| Publisher Address: | Leiden : |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
History of warfare,
volume 67 |
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| Summary: |
"This book examines Byzantine attitudes towards warfare at a time of crisis when the empire ceased to be a first rate power in the Mediterranean. It investigates the correspondence between official rhetoric and propaganda, on the one hand, and military realities, on the other. It explores the military ethos of the late Byzantine aristocracy and examines Byzantine perceptions of military leadership in comparison to contemporary western European military thinking. The organization and nature of military operations and the role of the various groups of soldiers are explored to set Byzantine war |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 254 pages : maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-244) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789004206663 9004206663 |
| Index Number: | DF543 |
| CLC: | K134 |
| Call Number: | K134/K997 |
| Contents: | Warfare and imperial propaganda -- Commanders -- Soldiers -- Mercenaries -- Campaigns -- Fortifications and sieges -- Tactics. |