1st Edition
The Eurasian Way of War Military Practice in Seventh-Century China and Byzantium
By David A. Graff
Copyright 2016
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is a comparative study of military practice in Sui-Tang China and the Byzantine Empire between approximately 600 and 700 CE. It covers all aspects of the military art from weapons and battlefield tactics to logistics, campaign organization, military institutions, and the grand strategy of empire. Whilst not neglecting the many differences between the Chinese and Byzantines, this book... Read more
1. War and Culture
2. Resources and Institutions
3. Weapons and Tactics
4. The Army on Campaign
5. The Legacy of the Past
6. Contacts and Influences
7. The Shadow of the Steppe
8. Conclusion
Biography
David A. Graff is Associate Professor of History at Kansas State University, USA. He is the author of Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300-900 (Routledge, 2002) and co-editor of the Journal of Chinese Military History.
'Graff ’s intervention represents a compelling case study in how sedentary civilizations react to the amorphous threat of the “barbarian” other.'
Gwyn Davies, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
