The Moors - The Islamic West 7th-15th Centuries AD

Informationen zum Autor David Nicolle is Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Medieval Studies, Nottingham University. He is the author of numerous books on aspects of medieval military history, including many for Osprey. Angus McBride was one of the world's most respected historical illustrators, and contributed to over 100 Osprey titles over several decades. Klappentext The high point of medieval Islamic expansion was the 700-year presence of the 'Moors' in Spain and Portugal. The Arab and Berber conquest was followed by the establishment of a richly distinct culture in Andalusia, where for a while Muslim and Christian co-operated as often as they fought. The rise and fall of successive Islamic dynasties brought new invaders, fragmentation and disunity; and the growing Christian kingdoms to the north eventually doomed the amirate of Granada, the last Moorish bastion, which fell to the Castilians in 1492. The colourful armies of Western Islam are described and illustrated here in fascinating detail. Zusammenfassung For almost five centuries the Moors were the cutting edge of the Islamic assault on the Christian world. This title details the Arab, Berber, Almoravid and Almohad armies of Muslim Spain, including the powerful Emirate of Cordoba that terrorized Christian Spain and Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Arab Conquest · The Armies of European Islam · Umayyad navies in the Mediterranean and Atlantic · The Reconquista Begins · The Almoravids · Berber armies and the saving of Andalusia · The Moorish Collapse · Granada: The Last Bastion

Product details

• Authors: David Nicolle
• Assisted by: Angus McBride (Illustration), McBride Angus (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781855329645
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-964-5
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 246 mm x 4 mm
• Series: Men-at-Arms; Men-At-Arms (Osprey); Men-at-Arms; Men-At-Arms (Osprey)
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Europe, HISTORY / Asia / General, RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, CE period up to c 1500, Warfare & defence, c 1500 onwards to present day, Asian History, Islamic countries, Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict, Special and elite forces, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval