Warfare, State And Society In The Byzantine World 565-1204

John Haldon is Professor of History and Director of the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of several books, including Byzantium in the 7th Century (Cambridge, 1990) and State, Army and Society (Variorum, 1995).

'Byzantine studies need more works like this ... this is a book of ambitious scope, with a lot to offer readers across a wide range of expertise.' - History`Haldon has written an excellent compact, balanced, and intelligent broad synthesis of information about the Byzantine army. Within his page limits he has produced an admirable analytical study and comprehensive manual of information. His observations are intelligent and well organized. - Walter E. Kaegi, 2001

• Preface and acknowledgements Abbreviations of journals and collections Maps -- Introduction -- 1 Fighting for peace: attitudes to warfare in Byzantium -- 2 Warfare and the East Roman state: geography and strategy -- 3 Protect and survive: a brief history of East Roman strategic arrangements -- 4 Organizing for war: the administration of military structures -- 5 The army at war: campaigns -- 6 The army at war: combat -- 7 Warfare and society -- Warfare and society in Byzantium: some concluding remarks Appendices -- 1 Weights and loads -- 2 Feeding armies: grain -- 3 Daily rations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.