Article: A Synopsis of Sasanian Military Organization and Combat Units

[davidb]

Another new article on the Sasanian military:

https://www.academia.edu/35763462/Kaveh_Farrokh_Gholamreza_Karamian_Katarzyna_Maksymiuk_A_Synopsis_of_Sasanian_Military_Organization_and_Combat_Units_Siedlce-Tehran_2018

[Patrick Waterson]

This could be worth a look for those interested in the period.

[Tim]

This could be worth a look for those interested in the period.

So Doug then...

[Duncan Head]

Another book-length offering from the same Polish university press, indeed.

[nikgaukroger]

A quick glance suggests that it is a rehash of what he has published before and not anything new.

Of course it is free so saves you the cost of his books 

[DougM]

Yep, an awful lot of this seems to be unreferenced or partially referenced. I know where some of it comes from, Denkard, Tafazzoli and so on, the articulation of wings, yes, it's covered in Inostrancev as a Sasanian survival into Muslim practice. Further detail I would love to know the sources.