Those interested in the Muslim armies of the West may find this article (http://ojs.uccs.edu/index.php/urj/article/view/313/168) interesting
Thanks :)
Thanks Anthony. looks interesting.
Talking of Almohads, I came across just recently another interesting read on the Almohads in a theatre of war, and against an opponent, that might not immediately come to mind:
The Struggle for North Africa between Almohads, Ayyubids, and Banū Ghāniya (Late Twelfth to Early Thirteenth Centuries A.D.) (https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/69001/1/Baadj_Amar_S_201303_PhD_Thesis.pdf), a thesis by Amar Salem Baadj.
Quote from: Qarāqūsh"I will not go anywhere without my catapults!"
... and this (http://al-qantara.revistas.csic.es/index.php/al-qantara/article/download/303/294)is a shorter piece on much the same topic, more from the Ayyubid viewpoint.
Nice - thanks 8)
Baadj has also written a book called Saladin, the Almohads and the Banu Ghaniya: The Contest for North Africa (12th and 13th Centuries) based on his thesis. Parts of the introduction and chs. 1-2 can be read at Google Books.
Quote from: Andreas Johansson on July 04, 2018, 05:51:15 PM
Baadj has also written a book called Saladin, the Almohads and the Banu Ghaniya: The Contest for North Africa (12th and 13th Centuries) based on his thesis. Parts of the introduction and chs. 1-2 can be read at Google Books.
And a mere £73.42 from amazon....
Quote from: Duncan Head on July 05, 2018, 08:43:34 AM
Quote from: Andreas Johansson on July 04, 2018, 05:51:15 PM
Baadj has also written a book called Saladin, the Almohads and the Banu Ghaniya: The Contest for North Africa (12th and 13th Centuries) based on his thesis. Parts of the introduction and chs. 1-2 can be read at Google Books.
And a mere £73.42 from amazon....
How did I know Brill were the publisher before I even checked on Amazon? :-[