Byzantine Military Tactics in Syria and Mesopotamia in the 10th Century
Subtitle: A Comparative Study
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781474431033
Subjects: Military art and science; Byzantine empire, history; Middle east, history, military
Description: Examines the strategies and military tactics of the Byzantines and their enemies in Eastern Anatolia, Syria and in Upper Mesopotamia in the tenth century. The period of conflict is difficult to define. It was too inactive to be called a "war," but too active to be called a "cold war." Nevertheless, it was a "war," even if it lacked the numerous pitched battles or protracted sieges that defined other periods or other operational theaters of war. This study examines the way the Byzantines innovated and adapted their strategies and tactics to those of their enemies in the East, giving a rich picture of tenth-century Byzantine warfare.