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Title: El Cid and the Reconquista 1050-1492 (Men-At-Arms, No 200) by David Nicolle ISBN: 0-85045-840-4 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) Pub. Date: 01 December, 1989 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: More About the Reconquista and Less about El Cid
Comment: I was disappointed in this book. I was looking for an Osprey treatment of the wars centered around the late 1000s in Spain with a particular emphasis on the battles and campaigns of El Cid and the monarchs and rulers he served. What I got instead was a boiled down version of a survey course on Spanish history over three centuries and little mention of the Cid (OK, there's *A* plate of him and his death and a couple of other activities are mentioned in the chronology but since he was the lead in the title I had expected more than that). If you are a historian, avoid this. If you are a wargamer, get it only if you need a few of the illustration plates for the period. I don't really feel like it is worth [what] most people ask for it used. Bad Osprey, bad, BAD Osprey!
Rating: 5
Summary: El Cid and his ilk
Comment: Dr. Nicolle's treatment of the Iberian peninsula from the mid 11th century through the final conquest of Granada in 1492. One will come to recognize that there was no monolithic conflict between Muslims and Christians during this period; rather, the majority of combat resulted from constant raiding and squabbles between small states. Let's face it, folks, most of the activity was the theft of livestock! This book may have opened my eyes to the fact that the raiding that took place in the Later Western Empire continued unabated until the Renaissance.
No saints here! Just lots of petty warlords and self aggrandizing mercenaries. Great reading. Once again, the series falls short on maps but makes up with great color plates by Mr. McBride and a great bibliography.
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Title: The Moors: The Islamic West 7Th-15th Centuries Ad (Men-At-Arms, 348) by David, Ph.D. Nicolle ISBN: 1855329646 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Armies of the Crusades (Men at Arms Series, 75) by Terence Wise ISBN: 0850451256 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) Pub. Date: 01 May, 1978 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Knights of Christ (Men at Arms, 155) by Terence Wise ISBN: 0850456045 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) Pub. Date: 01 June, 1984 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Saladin and the Saracens Armies of the Middle East 1100-1300 (Men-At-Arms Series, No 171) by David Nicolle ISBN: 0850456827 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) Pub. Date: 01 March, 1986 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Armies of Islam : 7th-11th Centuries (Men at Arms, 125) by David Nicolle ISBN: 0850454484 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) Pub. Date: 01 June, 1983 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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