Bohemond of Taranto : Crusader and Conqueror by Georgios Theotokis (2021, Hardcover) online kaufen

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PublisherPen & Sword Books The Limited

ISBN-101526744287

ISBN-139781526744289

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TopicMilitary / Ancient, Europe / General, Military

Book TitleBohemond of Taranto : Crusader and Conqueror

Publication Year2021

LanguageEnglish

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorGeorgios Theotokis

FormatHardcover

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Item Width6 in

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ReviewsThis book, by historian Giorgios Theotokis, is the first biography of Bohemond in English since R. B. Yewdale's Bohemond I, Prince of Antioch (1917). This book will be enjoyed by readers with an interest in the military history of the Crusades., There have been few works about Bohemond in English, and this work helps bring him back into the light of historical study...The writing is clear and easy to follow through the complexities of the medieval world., [A] very informative book on not only the man himself, but also the age he lived in. [Theotokis] has done a fine job of showing the reader the life of this truly giant man.

SynopsisA 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., New study of Bohemond of Taranto, one of the most remarkable soldiers of the middle ages. Detailed account not only of Bohemond's role in the first crusade but of his campaigns in Italy, Siclly, the Balkans, anatolla and the middle east. Examines Bohemond as a tactician, strategist and commander. Sets him in the context of warfare in the Mediterranean and middle east in the eleventh century. Book jacket., 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'., A 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.