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The Norman Campaigns in the Balkans, 1081-1108

English · Hardback

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First full-length analysis of Norman military organisation in the Balkans: events, strategy, and tactics.

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Introduction
Primary sources and the problems of military history
Norman military institutions in southern Italy in the eleventh century
The Byzantine army of the tenth and eleventh centuries
The Byzantine naval forces in the tenth and eleventh centuries: organization and tactics
The establishment of the Normans in southern Italy and Sicily
Robert Guiscard's invasion of Illyria: From the landing in Corfu to the victory at Dyrrachium
The Norman advances in the Balkans and the end of the dream
Bohemond of Taranto and the First Crusade
The Count's campaign of 1107 and the Treaty of Devol
Conclusions
Bibliography

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Georgios Theotokis

Product details

Authors Georgios Theotokis
Publisher Boydell & Brewer
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 17.07.2014
 
EAN 9781843839217
ISBN 978-1-84383-921-7
No. of pages 278
Dimensions 155 mm x 236 mm x 23 mm
Weight 612 g
Series Warfare in History
Warfare in History (Hardcover)
Warfare in History
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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