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The war of the three gods : Romans, Persians and the rise of Islam / Peter Crawford

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2013.Description: xiv, 256 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24cmISBN:
  • 9781848846128 (hbk.)
  • 1848846126 (hbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DF574  .C73 2013
Summary: 'The War of the Three Gods' is a military history of the Near and Middle East in the seventh century, with heavy focus on the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius (AD 610-641). Peter Crawford skilfully narrates the three-way struggle between the Christian Roman, Zoroastrian Persian and Islamic Arab empires, a period peopled with fascinating characters, including Heraclius, Khusro II and the Prophet Muhammad himself. Many of the epic battles and sieges are described in as much detail as possible including Nineveh, Yarmuk, Qadisiyyah and Nahavand, Jerusalem and Constantinople
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Bishop Okullu Memorial Library (Limuru Campus) General Circulation Non-fiction DF574 .C73 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 065796
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-245) and index

'The War of the Three Gods' is a military history of the Near and Middle East in the seventh century, with heavy focus on the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius (AD 610-641). Peter Crawford skilfully narrates the three-way struggle between the Christian Roman, Zoroastrian Persian and Islamic Arab empires, a period peopled with fascinating characters, including Heraclius, Khusro II and the Prophet Muhammad himself. Many of the epic battles and sieges are described in as much detail as possible including Nineveh, Yarmuk, Qadisiyyah and Nahavand, Jerusalem and Constantinople

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