ISBN: 1855329646
Author: David Nicolle; Angus McBridge (illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (January 2001)
Pages: 48 Binding: Paperback

Description from the publisher:

The high point of medieval Islamic expansion was the 700-year presence of the 'Moors' in Spain and Portugal. The Arab and Berber conquest was followed by the establishment of a richly distinct culture in Andalusia, where for a while Muslim and Christian co-operated as often as they fought. The rise and fall of successive Islamic dynasties brought new invaders, fragmentation and disunity; and the growing Christian kingdoms to the north eventually doomed the amirate of Granada, the last Moorish bastion, which fell to the Castilians in 1492. The colourful armies of Western Islam are described and illustrated here in fascinating detail.

Contents

The Arab Conquest

The Armies of European Islam

Umayyad navies in the Mediterranean and Atlantic

The Reconquista Begins

The Almoravids

Berber armies and the saving of Andalusia

The Moorish Collapse

Granada: The Last Bastion

Reviews

Max Sarche (Gun Mart)

“The colourful armies of Western Islam are described and illustrated here in fascinating detail.”