The Norman Campaigns in the Balkans, 1081-1108

by Georgios Theotokis

Book Overview

The Norman expansion in eleventh-century Europe was a movement of enormous historical importance, which saw men and women from the duchy of Normandy settling in England, Italy, Sicily and the Middle East. In this book the author examines the clash of two different "military cultures" - the Normans and the Byzantines - in one theatre of war - the Balkans. It is the first study to date of the military organization of the Norman and Byzantine states...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843839210
• ISBN13: 9781843839217
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"