Byzantine Armies 886-1118

by Ian Heath

The Byzantines had a remarkably sophisticated approach to politics and military strategy. Unlike most of their contemporaries, they learnt very early in their history that winning a battle did not necessarily win a war, and they frequently bought off their enemies with treaties and bribes rather than squander men and mat riel in potentially fruitless campaigns. The Byzantine army of the 10th and early 11th centuries, at the height of its power and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B002L4MBTQ
• ISBN13: 9780850453065
• Release Date: July 1979
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.3" x 9.4"