Introduction
Primary sources and the problems of military history
Norman military institutions in southern Italy in the eleventh
century
The Byzantine army of the tenth and eleventh centuries
The Byzantine naval forces in the tenth and eleventh centuries:
organization and tactics
The establishment of the Normans in southern Italy and Sicily
Robert Guiscard's invasion of Illyria: From the landing in Corfu to
the victory at Dyrrachium
The Norman advances in the Balkans and the end of the dream
Bohemond of Taranto and the First Crusade
The Count's campaign of 1107 and the Treaty of Devol
Conclusions
Bibliography
Dr GEORGIOS THEOTOKIS is Lecturer at Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul.
The author is to be praised for his careful and detailed reading of
the sources and for giving us such insightful observations about
the various military campaigns involving the Normans on the
Balkans.
*MEDIAEVISTIK 27, 2014*
The Norman Campaigns in the Balkans is a useful introduction to and
study of the Byzantine-Norman wars of the eleventh and twelfth
centuries. . . . The study of the Byzantine attitude to war and the
application of their numerous manuals in this period is a
particular strength of this volume, as are the detailed and rich
campaign narratives.
*COMITATUS*
The rich detail of the text rewards the careful reader.... [It] is
a sound addition to the literature on the topic.
*MEDIEVAL WARFARE, vol. V, issue 4*
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