TY - BOOK AU - Heath,Ian AU - McBride,Angus TI - Byzantine armies AD 1118–1461 T2 - Men-At-Arms Series SN - 9781855323476 U1 - 940.18 PY - 1995/// CY - Hong Kong PB - Osprey Military KW - Tarih KW - History KW - Genel Avrupa tarihi KW - General European history KW - 1453’ e kadar eski tarih KW - History as old as 1453 KW - Haçlı seferleri dönemi KW - Crusades era KW - Dil KW - Language KW - İngilizce KW - English N1 - The Byzantine Empire's disastrous defeat by the Seljuk Turks at Manzikert in 1071 effectively marked the end of what is often described as the 'middle' period of Byzantine history. Thereafter, surrounded on all sides by younger, more vigorous nations, the once all-powerful Empire slipped into a steady decline which, ultimately, was to prove terminal. However, the Empire's demise was anything but peaceful, and, one way or another, for much of the last four centuries of its existence it was to find itself in a state of virtually constant war. This book examines the fascinating history of the Byzantine Empire and its armies from 1118-1461 AD ER -