Saladin the Strategist: How the Crusaders Lost the Holy Land
Saladin is most famous for his spectacular victory at Hattin. But that victory was only possible because of the military system he spent many years before that developing.
Midway Through the Plunge: John Cantacuzenus & the Fall of Byzantium
Was the fall of Byzantium inevitable? Or can it be blamed on certain historical figures? The impossible dilemmas faced by Emperor John VI Cantacuzenus in the mid-14th century.
The Art of War in Italy, 1494-1529: The Birth of Early Modern Warfare
Critical edition of F.L. Taylor’s classic study of the Italian Wars and the new style of warfare which emerged from them.