ISBN10: 0884021408, ISBN13: 9780884021407, [publisher: Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC] Hardcover Languages: Greek and English facing-page parallel text. Crisp, clean pages except for light foxing along head edges; hard cover shows only tiny points of corner wear and some softening at spine ends; jacket is visibly faded at spine and uppers and bears scattered gray smudges and stray ink marks (most noticeably at the upper spine), as well as a short tear at the top rear, otherwise sound and now protected in a clear sleeve. ix, 380pp. incl. indices.
[Iowa City, IA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1985]
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ISBN10: 0884021408, ISBN13: 9780884021407, [publisher: Washington: Dumbarton Oaks] Hardcover IX, 380 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Slightly rubbed dust jacket cover, faint scratches on the edge, pencil marking on the corner of the endpaper, otherwise very good and clean. / Leicht beriebener Schutzumschlag, leichte Kratzer auf dem Schnitt, Bleistifteintrag in der Ecke des Vorsatzes, sonst sehr gut und sauber. - Threatened on all sides by relentless, savage enemies for a thousand years, the Byzantines, above all else, had to make certain of the readiness of their armies and the security of their borders. The practical handbooks of military strategy compiled by experienced commanders are evidence of their concern. Three such manuals are presented here. The first, the Anonymous Byzantine Treatise on Strategy, was written by a retired combat engineer around the middle of the sixth century; the other two, Skirmishing and Campaign Organization and Tactics, date from the late tenth century and concern warfare in the mountains along the Syrian frontier and campaigns in the rugged terrain of the Balkans. These writings speak not only of tactics and weaponry but of what motivated the men who risked their lives to defend the empire. - George T. Dennis, S.J., is emeritus professor of history at the Catholic University of America and has edited and translated the Letters of Ma ...
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ISBN10: 0884021408, ISBN13: 9780884021407, [publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection] Hardcover Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
[Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1985]

ISBN10: 0884021408, ISBN13: 9780884021407, [publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection] Hardcover Very Good
[liverpool, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1985]