"The Norman Campaigns in the Balkans 1081-1108 " Topic
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| Tango01 | 18 Oct 2016 3:16 p.m. PST |
"Self evidently a book with the title ‘The Norman Campaigns in the Balkans 1081-1108' is going to be on my must read list. The story of the Normans in Italy, as brilliantly told by John Julius Norwich, inspired my interest in the Normans much more than the Norman conquest. A Sicilian-Norman army served me well for many years on the wargames table. It is one of history's great stories. How a handful of Norman knights made their way from mercenaries to rule impressive and multicultural kingdoms. Norwich covers the Norman conquest of Italy and Sicily, but says little about Robert Guiscard's invasion of the Byzantine Empire in the Balkans. Georgios Theotokis in this new study (in affordable paperback) covers similar ground in his description of the events in Italy. He describes the Norman and Byzantine institutions and their respective armies. He also covers a neglected subject, the navies of both sides…"
Full review here
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