Byzantine military tactics in Syria and Mesopotamia in the 10th century : a comparative study / Georgios Theotokis.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Intro; Acknowledgements; Rulers; Map 1 Anatolia and Upper Mesopotamia; Map 2 Armenian Themes and Principalities; Introduction; 1 The 'Grand Strategy' of the Byzantine Empire; 2 Byzantine and Arab Strategies and Campaigning Tactics in Cilicia and Anatolia (Eighth-Tenth Centuries); 3 The Empire's Foreign Policy in the East and the Key Role of Armenia (c. 870-965); 4 The Byzantine View of their Enemies on the Battlefield: The Arabs; 5 Methods of Transmission of (Military) Knowledge (I): Reconnaissance, Intelligence; 6 Methods of Transmission of (Military) Knowledge (II): Espionage

7 Tactical Changes in the Byzantine Armies of the Tenth Century: Theory and Practice on the Battlefields of the East8 Tactical Changes in the Byzantine Armies of the Tenth Century: Investigating the Root Causes; 9 Byzantine-Arab Battles of the Tenth Century: Evidence of Innovation and Adaptation in the Chronicler Sources; 10 Tactical Innovation and Adaptation in the Byzantine Army of the Tenth Century: The Study of the Battles; Summaries and Conclusions; Primary Bibliography; Secondary Bibliography; Index

Analyses political parties and party politics in the contemporary Arab world.

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