Product Highlights
Byzantine Soldier vs Seljuk Warrior: Manzikert to Myriokephalon, 1071-1176, published by Osprey in its Combat series, examines the Byzantine and Seljuk forces that fought for control of Anatolia.
Features
- 80 pages
- Illustrated throughout
- Softcover
- Book dimensions are 10" x 7"
About this book
The Byzantine defeat at Manzikert in 1071 allowed the Seljuk Turks to push west toward the Bosporus, and Byzantine appeals for aid helped spark the First Crusade as the two powers continued to contest the Anatolian peninsula. Author Si Sheppard examines the fighting men on both sides and analyses the battles of Manzikert (1071), Philomelion (1116) and Myriokephalon (1176), engagements that shaped control of Anatolia, the Levant and the Balkans for centuries to come.
