Before you leave...
Take 20% off your first order
20% off
Enter the code below at checkout to get 20% off your first order
Bohemond of Taranto: Crusader and Conqueror (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781526744289)
Vendor:
Georgios Theotokis
Product type:
Books
- $32.95
$32.95- $32.95
- Unit price
- per
Subtotal:
$32.95
Description
xA brilliant picture of a great medieval warrior and crusader, clear and concise, which brings to life the whole Mediterranean world in an age of crisis.' - John France, author of 'Perilous Glory: The Rise of Western Military Power' and 'Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades 1000-1300'.
Bohemond of Taranto, Lord of Antioch, unofficial leader of the First Crusade, was a man of boundless ambition and inexhaustible energy - he was, in the words of Romuald of Salerno, 'always seeking the impossible'. While he failed in his quest to secure the Byzantine throne, he succeeded in founding the most enduring of all the crusader states. Yet few substantial accounts of the life of this remarkable warrior have been written and none have been published in English for over a century - and that is why this absorbing new study by Georgios Theotokis is of such value.
He concentrates on Bohemond as a soldier and commander, covering his contribution to the crusades but focusing in particular on his military achievements in Italy, Sicily, the Balkans and Anatolia. Since medieval commanders generally receive little credit for their strategic understanding, he examines Bohemond's war-plans in his many campaigns, describes how he adapted his battle-tactics when facing different opponents and considers whether his approach to waging war was typical of the Norman commanders of his time.
Author: Georgios Theotokis
ISBN-10: 1526744287
ISBN-13: 9781526744289
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2021
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.00d
Bohemond of Taranto, Lord of Antioch, unofficial leader of the First Crusade, was a man of boundless ambition and inexhaustible energy - he was, in the words of Romuald of Salerno, 'always seeking the impossible'. While he failed in his quest to secure the Byzantine throne, he succeeded in founding the most enduring of all the crusader states. Yet few substantial accounts of the life of this remarkable warrior have been written and none have been published in English for over a century - and that is why this absorbing new study by Georgios Theotokis is of such value.
He concentrates on Bohemond as a soldier and commander, covering his contribution to the crusades but focusing in particular on his military achievements in Italy, Sicily, the Balkans and Anatolia. Since medieval commanders generally receive little credit for their strategic understanding, he examines Bohemond's war-plans in his many campaigns, describes how he adapted his battle-tactics when facing different opponents and considers whether his approach to waging war was typical of the Norman commanders of his time.
Author: Georgios Theotokis
ISBN-10: 1526744287
ISBN-13: 9781526744289
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2021
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.00d
Recently Viewed Products
- Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.