The Armies of the Caliphs : Military and Society in the Early Islamic State by Kennedy, Hugh - 2001

London: Routledge, 2001. Softcover. Very good. 8vo. xix, 229 p : maps. Very light wear, fading of spine. Ex Libris stamp of D & L Rollason to the reverse of the front cover. Notes with references at the end oif each chapter. Bibliography : (p. 211-220) From the Library of Professor D. Rollason & Dr L. Rollason of the Medieval History Department at Durham University.Contents : List of maps -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- A note on the use of Arabic sources -- Maps -- 1. The conquests and after: Muslim armies, 11-64/632-83 -- 2. The armies of the Marwanid period, 64-132/683-750: recruitment, leadership and tactics -- 3. The payment of the military in the early Islamic state -- 4. Early 'Abbasid warfare, 132-218/750-833 -- 5. The armies of Samarra, 218-56/833-70 -- 6. The last armies of the Caliphs, 256-324/870-936 -- 7. Weapons and equipment in early Muslim armies -- 8. Fortification and siege warfare -- 9. Postscript -- Appendix 1.The origins of the sh kiriya -- Appendix 2. Numbers of the 'Abbasid army in Samarra -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index