| #1235364 in Books | Osprey Publishing | 2009-08-18 | 2009-08-18 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 250.95 x3.94 x7.27l,.47 | File type: PDF | 64 pages | 9781846034046||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Awfull...|By JPS|I was very disappointed by this title which turns out to be even worse than the previous title on the Byzantine infantryman 900-1204. It duplicates (almost verbatim) significant sections of this title, published a couple of years before. Unfortunately, this duplication means that the errors are ALSO duplicated, in particular the dozen or so contained in the chr||“Byzantine Cavalryman c.900-1204 takes a completely different look at the subject from light horse arches to the super-heavy, armored cataphracts... Author Timothy Dawson goes into great detail about Byzantine cavalrymen fro their recruitment to their tr
Osprey's study of the Byzantine cavalrymen, who were regarded as the elite arm of the military during the Middle Byzantine period (867-1204). The cavalry executed high speed reconnaissance, agile arrow barrages and crippling blows to enemy formations. Its ranks were filled primarily through direct recruitment or hereditary service by holders of military lands, but in times of crisis irregulars would be temporarily enlisted. Few books provide any accessible study of the m...
You easily download any file type for your device.Byzantine Cavalryman c.900–1204 (Warrior) | Timothy Dawson. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
