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Postby Sir Bran on Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:50 pm

Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350: Western Europe and the Crusader States (Hardcover)
by David Nicolle
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Book Description
*2,400 illustrations
* 3 maps
* 8 x 10
* Comprehensive account of weapons and equipment
* Covers the forces of major and minor powers

This lavishly illustrated volume details the armies of western and central European states and their client kingdoms in the Middle East in over three centuries of military development and almost continuous warfare--a decisive period when Christendom, Islam, and the Mongol world came into violent and sustained conflict, this definitive study pinpoints the evolving military sciences, technologies, and practices in an era of revolutionary change.
Dr. David Nicolle is a leading historian of Middle Eastern and Islamic military history. His other books include The Janissaries, The Mongol Warlords, and The Medieval Warfare Sourcebook.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 636 pages
Publisher: Greenhill Books; Revised edition (August 1999)
Language: English
ISBN: 1853673471
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Postby Sir Bran on Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:52 pm

ARMS AND ARMOUR OF THE CRUSADING ERA, 1050­1350: Islam, Eastern Europe and Asia (Hardcover)
by David Nicolle, David C. Nicolle "The Byzantine military system which was defeated by the Saljuqs at Manzikert in 1071, and which subsequently failed to contain a Turkish advance into Anatolia,..."
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Book Description

This is the second volume in a comprehensive study of military weapons and equipment in the Middle Ages.


About the Author
David C. Nicolle is a leading historian of Middle Eastern and Islamic military history. Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era 10501350, Western Europe and the Crusader States.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 576 pages
Publisher: Greenhill Books (November 1, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN: 1853673692
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