Mamluk Askari 1250 1517 e-bog
123,90 DKK
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New archaeological material and research underpins this extensive, detailed and beautifully illustrated account of the famous Mamluk Askars who are credited with finally defeating and expelling the Crusaders, halting the Mongol invasion of the Islamic Middle East, and facing down Tamerlane. Probably the ultimate professional soldiers of the medieval period they were supposedly recruited as adol...
E-bog
123,90 DKK
Forlag
Osprey Publishing
Udgivet
20 november 2014
Længde
64 sider
Genrer
1FB
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781782009290
New archaeological material and research underpins this extensive, detailed and beautifully illustrated account of the famous Mamluk Askars who are credited with finally defeating and expelling the Crusaders, halting the Mongol invasion of the Islamic Middle East, and facing down Tamerlane. Probably the ultimate professional soldiers of the medieval period they were supposedly recruited as adolescent slaves, though recent research has begun to undermine this oversimplified interpretation of what has been called the "e;Mamluk phenomenon"e;.