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Mamluk 'Askari 1250-1517

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Warrior - Middle Ages (500 - 1500 A.D.)

Last Stocked on 6/17/2020

Product Info

Title
Mamluk 'Askari 1250-1517
Publisher
Category
Publish Year
2014
Pages
64
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147564341
MFG. Part #
OSPWAR173
Type
Softcover
Series
WAR173

Description

New archaeological material and research underpins this extensive, detailed and beautifully illustrated account of the famous Mamluk Askars who are credited with finally defeating and expelling the Crusaders, halting the Mongol invasion of the Islamic Middle East, and facing down Tamerlane. Probably the ultimate professional soldiers of the medieval period they were supposedly recruited as adolescent slaves, though recent research has begun to undermine this oversimplified interpretation of what has been called the Mamluk phenomenon.

Contents:

  • Introduction
  • Chronology
  • Conscription and Enlistment
  • Training
  • Appearance
  • Weapons and Equipment
  • Belief and Belonging
  • Conditions of Service
  • On Campaign
  • The Aftermath of Battle
  • Collections and Museums