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Moors, The - The Islamic West 7th-15 Centuries AD

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - Middle Ages (500 - 1500 A.D.)

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Product Info

Title
Moors, The - The Islamic West 7th-15 Centuries AD
Publisher
Category
Author
David Nicolle
Publish Year
2001
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147397781
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA348
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA348

Description

The high point of medieval Islamic expansion was the 700-year presence of the 'Moors' in Spain and Portugal. The Arab and Berber conquest was followed by the establishment of a richly distinct culture in Andalusia, where for a while Muslim and Christian co-operated as often as they fought. The rise and fall of successive Islamic dynasties brought new invaders, fragmentation and disunity; and the growing Christian kingdoms to the north eventually doomed the amirate of Granada, the last Moorish bastion, which fell to the Castilians in 1492. The colorful armies of Western Islam are described and illustrated here in fascinating detail.