Byzantine military tactics in Syria and Mesopotamia in the 10th century :
General Material Designation
[Book]
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a comparative study /
First Statement of Responsibility
Georgios Theotokis.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Edinburgh :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Edinburgh University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2018]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Intro; Acknowledgements; Rulers; Map 1 Anatolia and Upper Mesopotamia; Map 2 Armenian Themes and Principalities; Introduction; 1 The 'Grand Strategy' of the Byzantine Empire; 2 Byzantine and Arab Strategies and Campaigning Tactics in Cilicia and Anatolia (Eighth-Tenth Centuries); 3 The Empire's Foreign Policy in the East and the Key Role of Armenia (c. 870-965); 4 The Byzantine View of their Enemies on the Battlefield: The Arabs; 5 Methods of Transmission of (Military) Knowledge (I): Reconnaissance, Intelligence; 6 Methods of Transmission of (Military) Knowledge (II): Espionage
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7 Tactical Changes in the Byzantine Armies of the Tenth Century: Theory and Practice on the Battlefields of the East8 Tactical Changes in the Byzantine Armies of the Tenth Century: Investigating the Root Causes; 9 Byzantine-Arab Battles of the Tenth Century: Evidence of Innovation and Adaptation in the Chronicler Sources; 10 Tactical Innovation and Adaptation in the Byzantine Army of the Tenth Century: The Study of the Battles; Summaries and Conclusions; Primary Bibliography; Secondary Bibliography; Index
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
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JSTOR
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22573/ctv7j7577
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Tactics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Ideologies-- Democracy.
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