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Few centuries in world history have had such a profound and long-lasting impact as the first hundred years of Islamic history.

Now in compact e-guide format, David Nicolle examines the extensive Islamic conquests between AD 632 and 750. These years saw the religion and culture of Islam erupt from the Arabian Peninsula and spread across an area far larger than that of the Roman Empire. The effects of this rapid expansion were to shape European affairs for centuries to come.

This book examines the social and military history of the period, describing how and why the Islamic expansion was so successful.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chronology
Background to war
Warring sides
The fighting
Portrait of a soldier
The world around war
Portrait of a civilian
How the war ended
Conclusion and consequences
Further reading

Product details

Published Jun 06 2014
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472810342
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Series Guide to...
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

David Nicolle

David Nicolle is Visiting Research Fellow at the I…

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