Nicopolis 1396 The Last Crusade

by Nicolle, David; Hook, Christa

• ISBN13: 9781841762784
• ISBN10: 1841762784
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-25
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Author Biography

Dr David Nicolle worked for the BBC, including the Overseas Broadcasting Service, before obtaining his PhD from Edinburgh. He subsequently taught at Yarmouk University in Jordan, He is a specialist in medieval arms and armour and has written several books and numerous articles for specialist journals. He has also presented papers at many international conferences. He currently lives and works in Leicestershire Christa Hook is one of Osprey's most popular illustrators, a reputation justly deserved given the perfect blend of attention to detail and narrative realisation that penetrates her work

Table of Contents

Origins of the Campaign	p. 6
The Opposing Commanders	p. 14
Crusader Leaders
Ottoman Leaders
Opposing Forces	p. 19
Crusader Armies
Ottoman Armies
Serbian Armies
The Opposing Plans	p. 30
Crusader Invasion Plans
The Ottoman Defence Plan
The Campaign	p. 33
Assembling the Crusading Army
The Invasion Bayazid's Response
The Battle
Bayazid's Revenge
Aftermath and Reckoning	p. 72
Ransom and unlearned lessons
Victory and the greater threat
The Battlefields Today	p. 80
Chronology	p. 82
Further Reading	p. 86
Wargaming Nicopolis	p. 88
Index	p. 95
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