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Byzantine Warship vs Arab Warship
7th–11th centuries
Byzantine Warship vs Arab Warship
7th–11th centuries
Description
Employing rigorous analysis and lively narrative alongside specially commissioned artwork, this study casts new light on the rivalry between two vessels of war in the Mediterranean.
For four hundred years the Byzantine Empire's naval forces vied with the warships of the Islamic world for mastery of the Mediterranean. At the heart of this confrontation were the fighting vessels of the two powers, the Byzantine dromon and the Arabic shalandi, both oared warships. In those four centuries of warfare between two major maritime powers, both the Byzantines and the Arabs left us records of their doctrine and tactics, as well as of how their ships were built.
Featuring full-colour artwork and rigorous analysis from an authority on naval warfare, this enthralling book offers a glimpse of the long-lost world of war at sea in the age of Byzantium.
Table of Contents
Chronology
The Strategic Situation
Design and Development
Technical Specifications
The Combatants
Combat
Analysis
Aftermath
Further Reading
Index
Product details
| Published | Jan 20 2015 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 80 |
| ISBN | 9781472807595 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 25 b/w; 37 col |
| Series | Duel |
| Short code | DUE 64 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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