The crusader states and their neighbours : a military history, 1099-1187 /
'The Crusader States and their Neighbours' explores the military history of the medieval Near East, piecing together the fault-lines of conflict which entangled this much-contested region. This was an area where ethnic, religious, dynastic and commercial interests collided and the causes o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2020]
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| Summary: | 'The Crusader States and their Neighbours' explores the military history of the medieval Near East, piecing together the fault-lines of conflict which entangled this much-contested region. This was an area where ethnic, religious, dynastic and commercial interests collided and the causes of war could be numerous. Conflicts persisted for decades and were fought out between many groups including Kurds, Turks, Armenians, Arabs and the crusaders themselves. Nicholas Morton recreates this world, exploring how each faction sought to advance its own interests by any means possible, adapting its warcraft to better respond to the threats posed by their rivals. Strategies and tactics employed by the pastoral societies of the central Asian Steppe were pitted against the armies of the agricultural societies of Western Christendom, Byzantium and the Islamic World, galvanizing commanders to adapt their practices in response to their foes. Today, we are generally encouraged to think of this era as a time of religious conflict, and yet this vastly over-simplifies a complex region where violence could take place for many reasons and peoples of different faiths could easily find themselves fighting side-by-side. |
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| Physical Description: | 320 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0198824548 9780198824541 |