Byzantine Military Tactics in Syria and Mesopotamia in the Tenth Century : A Comparative Study by Georgios Theotokis (2020, Trade Paperback)

Edinburgh Tea & Coffee Company University Press

1474431046

9781474431040

16050391722

360 Pages

Byzantine Military Tactics in Syria and Mesopotamia in the Tenth Century : a Comparative Study

English

2020

Military Science, Military / Strategy, Military / Medieval, Byzantine Empire, Middle East / General

Textbook

Technology & Engineering, History

Georgios Theotokis

Trade Paperback

19.2 Oz

9.2 in

6.1 in

Scholarly & Professional

23

355.4/20949509021

Acknowledgements List of rulers Map of Anatolia and Upper Mesopotamia Map of Armenian themes and principalities Introduction The "Grand Strategy" of the Byzantine Empire Byzantine and Arab strategies and campaigning tactics in Cilicia and Anatolia (eighth-tenth centuries) The Empire's foreign policy in the East and the key role of Armenia (c. 870-965) The Byzantine view of their enemies in the battlefield - the Arabs Methods of transmission of (military) knowledge (I): reconnaissance, intelligence Methods of transmission of (military) knowledge (II): espionage Tactical changes in the Byzantine armies of the tenth century - Theory and practice in the battlefields of the East Tactical changes in the Byzantine armies of the tenth century - investigating the root causes Byzantine-Arab battles of the tenth century: evidence of innovation and adaptation in the chronicler sources Tactical innovation and adaptation in the Byzantine army of the tenth century: the study of the battles Summaries and conclusions Bibliography

This book examines the strategies and military tactics of the Byzantines and their enemies in Eastern Anatolia, Syria and in Upper Mesopotamia in the tenth century., This book examines the strategies and military tactics of the Byzantines and their enemies in Eastern Anatolia, Syria and in Upper Mesopotamia in the tenth century. This period of conflict is difficult to define: it was too inactive to be called a 'war' but too active to be called a 'cold war'. Nevertheless, it was a 'war', even if it lacked the numerous pitched battles or protracted sieges that defined other periods or other operational theatres of war. This study examines the way the Byzantines innovated and adapted their strategies and tactics to those of their enemies in the East, giving a rich picture of tenth-century Byzantine warfare.

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