Mamluk Askari 1250-1517

Description

Author: David Nicolle
Illustrator: Peter Dennis

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 “Mamluk phenomenon”.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

David Nicolle, born in 1944, worked in the BBC’s Arabic service for a number of years before gaining an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, and a doctorate from Edinburgh University. He has written numerous books and articles on medieval and Islamic warfare, and has been a prolific author of Osprey titles for many years.

CONTENTS

• Introduction
• Chronology
• Conscription and Enlistment
• Training
• Appearance
• Weapons and Equipment
• Belief and Belonging
• Conditions of Service
• On Campaign
• The Aftermath of Battle
• Collections and Museums

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