Fighting Techniques of the Oriental World: Equiptment, Combat Skills, and Tactics  -  Amber Books

KORTE INHOUD

Divided into five sections, the text examines the individual components of the oriental army, the footsoldier and the mounted soldier, the equipment they wore an used, and how they fought together as a unit. Fighting Techniques of the Oriental World describes why certain types of units--such as the cavalry horse archer, were more effective than others, and why the heavy cavalry of the type dominant in Western Europe never became a feature of Asian armies. The third section discusses how these units were use...
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2008 Uitgever: Thomas Dunne Books 256 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0312386966 ISBN-13: 9780312386962