The War of the Three Gods is a military history of the first half of seventh century, with heavy focus on the reign of the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius (AD 610-641). This was a pivotal time in world history as well as a dramatic one. The Eastern Roman Empire was brought to the very brink of extinction by the Sassanid Persians, before Heraclius managed to inflict a crushing defeat on the Sassanids with a desperate, final gambit. His conquests were short-lived, however, for the newly-converted adherents of Islam burst upon the region, administering the coup de grace to Sassanid power and laying siege to Constantinople itself to usher in a new era. Peter Crawford skilfully narrates the three-way struggle between the Christian Byzantine, Sassanid Persian and Islamic empires, a period peopled with fascinating characters, including Heraclius, Khusro II and the Prophet Muhammad himself. Many of the epic battles and sieges are described in as much detail as possible including Nineveh, Yarmouk, Qadisiyyah and Nihawand, Jerusalem and Constantinople. The strategies and tactics of these very different armies are discussed and analysed, while maps allow the reader to place the events and follow the varying fortunes of the contending empires. This is an exciting and important study of a conflict that reshaped the map of the world. SELLING POINTS: .Epic three way struggle for survival between three empires and three religions .These events changed the map of the world, ensuring the success of Islam 8pp plates plus 44 b/w maps and battle diagrams
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
ISBN-13
9781848846128
eBay Product ID (ePID)
158175035
Product Key Features
Book Title
War of the Three Gods
Author
Peter Crawford
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Religious History, History
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
270 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Peter Crawford
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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