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Mamluks 1250-1517, The

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Type: Softcover

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

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Product Info

Title
Mamluks 1250-1517, The
Publisher
Category
Author
David Nicolle
Publish Year
1993
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147474494
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA259
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA259

Description

In Europe the Mamluks of Egypt are remembered as so-called 'Slave Kings' who drove out the Crusaders from the Holy Land; but they were far more than that. Though its frontiers barely changed, the Mamluk Sultanate remained a 'great power' for two and a half centuries. Its armies were the culmination of a military tradition stretching back to the 8th century, and provided a model for the early Ottoman Empire, whose own armies reached the gates of Vienna only twelve years after the Mamluks were overthrown. This absorbing text by David Nicolle explores the organisation and tactics of these fascinating people.