Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare, 527-1071 (Cairns John)(Paperback)

Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare, 527-1071 (Cairns John)(Paperback)

Useful overview of politico-military relations between Byzantium and the Islamic world (Arab and then Seljuk Turkish) from 6th century.In August 1071, the Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV Diogenese led out a powerful army in an attempt to roll back Seljuk Turkish incursions into the Anatolian heartland

The Byzantine Wars (Haldon John)(Paperback)

By the middle of the sixth century the Byzantine emperor ruled a mighty empire that straddled Europe, Asia and North Africa. Within 100 years, this powerful empire had been cut in half. Two centuries later the Byzantine empire was once again a power to be reckoned with, and soon recovered its

History Of Warfare (Keegan John)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive history of warfare told by Britain's foremost military historian. John Keegan's masterpiece is a work of breath-taking scope that not only chronicles the history of warfare, but unearths lessons on the nature of

Attachment, Trauma and Resilience (Cairns Kate)(Paperback / softback)

Archaeology and Urban Settlement in Late Roman and Byzantine Anatolia (Haldon John)(Paperback)

This volume represents the results of a collaborative project that integrates archaeological survey work with other disciplines in a unified approach to the region, both to enhance understanding of the history of Byzantine provincial society and to illustrate the application of innovative

Berlioz - Servitude and Greatness 1832-1869 (Cairns David)(Paperback / softback)

Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare Manual (Eckhardt John)(Paperback)

Demons want to take your peace, joy, health, and prosperity. Fight back with this easy-to-use guide. God has established the victory for you over the powers of the enemy. Deliverance will give you rest, and spiritual warfare will give you the training, strategies, and endurance so that you can

Greenmantle (Buchan John)(Paperback / softback)

Richard Hannay travels across war-torn Europe in search of a German plot and an Islamic Messiah. He is joined by three more heroes: Peter Pienaar; John S Blenkiron; and, Sandy Arbuthnot. They move in disguise through Germany to Constantinople and the Russian border to face their enemies: the

Byzantine Art (Cormack Robin)(Paperback)

The opulence of Byzantine art, with its extravagant use of gold and silver, is well known. Highly skilled artists created powerful representations reflecting and promoting this society and its values in icons, illuminated manuscripts, and mosaics and wallpaintings placed in domed churches and

Islamic Geometric Patterns (Broug Eric)(Paperback)

The marvels of Islamic patterns--the most recognizable visual expression of Islamic art and architecture--are not just a beautiful accident. The ancient practitioners of this craft used traditional methods of measurement to create dazzling geometric compositions, often based on the repetition of a

Washington's Dark Secret: The Real Truth about Terrorism and Islamic Extremism (Maszka John)(Pevná vazba)

February's Road (Verney John)(Paperback)

John Verney is obviously writing far more for his own pleasure than for children and this is the way the best children's books get written.'--Madeline L'Engle, New York TimesThirteen-year-old February Callendar is upset to learn that a highway will soon be built through her family's land. When she

Space Warfare: Strategy, Principles and Policy (Klein John J.)(Paperback)

This new study considers military space strategy within the context of the land and naval strategies of the past. Explaining why and how strategists note the similarities of space operations to those of the air and naval forces, this book shows why many such strategies unintentionally lead to

Islamic Finance for Dummies (Jamaldeen Faleel)(Paperback)

A detailed look at the fast-growing field of Islamic banking and finance The global Islamic finance market is now worth about $700 billion worldwide. Islamic Finance For Dummies helps experienced investors and new entrants into Islamic finance quickly get up to speed on this growing financial

Islamic Gunpowder Empires: Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals (Streusand Douglas E.)(Paperback)

Islamic Gunpowder Empires provides readers with a history of Islamic civilization in the early modern world through a comparative examination of Islam's three greatest empires--the Ottomans (centered in what is now Turkey), the Safavids (in modern Iran), and the Mughals (ruling the Indian

Among the Believers - An Islamic Journey (Naipaul V. S.)(Paperback / softback)

An astonishing piece of travel writing and a timely and insightful analysis of Islamic

Modelling Ww1 Trench Warfare (Belsey Andy)(Paperback)

Covering British, French and German trenches of the Western Front, Modelling WW1 Trench Warfare includes the different construction, materials and repair methods used during the conflict. Each chapter includes the historical background, together with step-by-step instructions. With over 300

Islamic Art and Architecture 650-1250 (Ettinghausen Richard)(Paperback)

This richly illustrated book provides an unsurpassed overview of Islamic art and architecture from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, a time of the formation of a new artistic culture and its first, medieval, flowering in the vast area from the Atlantic to India. Inspired by Ettinghausen and

History Detective Investigates: Early Islamic Civilization (Martin Claudia)(Paperback / softback)

Become a history detective and find out more about early Islamic

Islamic Finance: A Practical Introduction (Nazeer Tasnim)(Paperback)

Islamic finance and banking is governed by the tenets of Islam and is based upon the principles of the Shariah, a code of conduct for Muslims to adhere to when managing their lives, including their finances. This slim volume breaks down this code and teaches readers how it is practically applied in

Explore!: Early Islamic Civilisation (Howell Izzi)(Paperback)

Early Islamic civilisation spread across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia in the 7th and 8th centuries CE, forming a massive empire. Find out about the birth of Islam, amazing inventions and trade across the empire. Read about weapons and war, the city of Baghdad, the life of a scribe,

Capital (Lanchester John)(Paperback / softback)

The residents of Pepys Road, London - a banker and his shopaholic wife, an elderly woman dying of a brain tumour, the Pakistani family who run the local shop, the young football star from Senegal and his minder - all receive anonymous postcards with a simple message: We Want What You Have. Who is

Neon Road Trip (Barnes John)(Pevná vazba)

Take to the road to discover the history and artistry of North America's disappearing neon signs.Neon Road Trip chronicles the history of the commercial neon sign with a curated collection of photographs capturing the most colorful and iconic neon still surviving today.The vivid photographs are

Introduction to Islamic Banking and Finance: An Economic Analysis (Hassan M. Kabir)(Paperback)

This book, Introduction to Islamic Banking and Finance: An Economic Analysis, covers the basic principles of Islamic economics and finance. It discusses both the theory of Islamic economics and finance as well as the applications in the design of instruments of finance as well as Islamic financial