Medieval Warfare Vol VIII.5 - First Arab Assaults on Byzantium

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Medieval War VIII.5 with the Umayyad Caliphate versus the Byzantine Empire (674-718)

Before its fall in 1453, Constantinople would be subjected to numerous victories, including two early offensives by the Umayyad Caliphate in the 7th and 8th centuries.

Topic: The Umayyad Caliphate vs. the Byzantine Empire (674-718)

- Peter Konieczny, 'Against the Empire - the Arabs Bring War to Byzantium.'
- Georgios theotokis, 'they did the same thing for seven years - was Constantinople defeated in 674-78?'
- Randall Moffett, 'Defenders of the Empire - The Byzantine Soldier in the Eighth Century.'
- Georgios Chatzelis, 'The Knowledge That Kills - Byzantine Military Manuals and Methods of Warfare'.
- Michael Edward Stewart, 'A Furious Storm Fell Upon Them - The Arab Siege of Constantinople, 717-718.'
- Kay Smith and Ruth R. Brown, 'The First Chemical Weapon? - Playing with Greek Fire'
- 'Readings: Byzantium during the rise of Islam'.

characteristics:

- Alexander R. Brondarbit, 'The Siege of Harlech Castle - Resistance in Wales during the Wars of the Roses.'
- Kyle C. Lincoln, 'an innumerable multitude of cattle - an archbishop and his cavalry.'
- Stephen Turnbull, 'The Samurai King of Spain - Fighting for the Philippines in the 16th Century.'
- Leigh Whaley, 'Controversial Treatments - The Surgeons Who Tried to Change Medieval Battlefield Surgery'.
- Murray Dahm, 'A Merry Band of Men' - Douglas Fairbanks, 'Robin Hood', 1922.