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100 1 $aCrawford, Peter,$cDoctor.
245 14 $aThe war of the three gods :$bRomans, Persians, and the rise of Islam /$cPeter Crawford.
250 $aFirst North American edition.
250 $aFirst Skyhorse Publishing edition.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bSkyhorse Publishing,$c2014.
264 4 $c©2013
300 $axiv, 256 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations (some color), maps ;$c24 cm
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500 $a"First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Pen & Sword Military"--Title page verso.
520 2 $a"The War of the Three Gods is a military history of the Near and Middle East in the seventh century--with its chief focus on the reign of the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius (AD 610-641)--a pivotal and dramatic time in world history. The Eastern Roman Empire was brought to the very brink of extinction by the Sassanid Persians before Heraclius managed to inflict a crushing defeat on the Sassanids with a desperate, final gambit. His conquests were short-lived, however, for the newly converted adherents of Islam burst upon the region, administering the coup de grace to Sassanid power and laying siege to Constantinople itself, ushering in a new era. Peter Crawford skillfully narrates the three-way struggle between the Christian Roman, Zoroastrian Persian, and Islamic Arab empires, a period of conflict peopled with fascinating characters, including Heraclius, Khusro II, and the Prophet Muhammad himself. Many of the epic battles of the period--Nineveh, Yarmuk, Qadisiyyah and Nahavand--and sieges such as those of Jerusalem and Constantinople are described in as rich detail. The strategies and tactics of these very different armies are discussed and analyzed, while plentiful maps allow the reader to follow the events and varying fortunes of the contending empires. This is an exciting and important study of a conflict that reshaped the map of the world"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 239-245) and index.
505 0 $aList of Rulers -- The Participants and Their Road to 600 -- The War of the Usurper and the Revolt of Heraclius -- "It Has Come to the Triarii" -- "The Ram Has Touched the Wall" -- A New Challenger Approaches -- The Islamic Eruption -- 636 : The Year of the Muslim Beast -- A Farewell to Syria and Mesopotamia -- Stealing Roman Bread and Persian Heart -- Three Deaths, Two Gods, One Winner -- The Feast Continues : From the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean -- Epilogue.
600 00 $aHeraclius,$cEmperor of the East,$dapproximately 575-641.
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650 0 $aIslam$zMiddle East$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aBattles$zMiddle East$xHistory$yTo 1500.
651 0 $aByzantine Empire$xHistory$yHeraclius, 610-641.
651 0 $aByzantine Empire$xHistory, Military$y527-1081.
651 0 $aMiddle East$xHistory, Military.
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