Book of Donmon Teith

The Saljuq Turks' defeat of the Byzantines at Manzikert opened the way for their conquest of Anatolia and domination of the Near East. On 26 August 1071 a large

This book examines the Battle of Manzikert, its protagonists, strategies, and tactics. It also investigates the battle's enduring legacy for both Greek and Turk

“Take[s] us through 500 years of conflict from Justinian through the rise of Islam to the coming of the Turks . . . good chapters on Islamic warfare.”—Bal

In this first general book on the Byzantine army, the author traces the army's impact on the Byzantine state and society from the army's reorganization under Di