Warfare in the Latin East, 1192–1291

Christopher Marshall author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:6th Oct '94

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A unique examination of the precise weaknesses of the crusader states in the thirteenth century.

Marshall's study of warfare in the Latin East from the end of the Third Crusade to the final demise of the Latin Kingdom in 1291 differentiates between methods of military activity, offering a unique dissemination of the precise weaknesses of the crusader states in the thirteenth century.This book offers a detailed examination of warfare in the Latin East from the end of the Third Crusade, to the demise of the Latin Kingdom in 1291. It considers both the crusades and the long periods of truce during which warfare was restricted to raiding expeditions and conflict among the Christians themselves. A study of the organisation of the Latin armies is followed by an examination of the structures and functions of the strongpoints, with differentiation between armed conflict, battles, raids and sieges. Marshall depicts raiding expeditions as a vital factor in the Muslims' efforts to remove Latins from the East, and concludes with a brief study of the work of scouts, spies and traitors in the Muslim and Latin armies.

'Christopher Marshall proves a worthy successor to Smail. He pinpoints … the precise weaknesses of the crusader states in the thirteenth century.' History Today

ISBN: 9780521477420

Dimensions: 216mm x 138mm x 22mm

Weight: 337g

308 pages