War in the Iberian Peninsula, 7001600is a panoramic synthesis of the Iberian Peninsula including the kingdoms of Leon and Castile, Aragon, Portugal, Navarra, al-Andalus and Granada. It offers an extensive chronology, covering the entire medieval period and extending through to the sixteenth century, allowing for a very broad perspective of Iberian history which displays the fixed and variable aspects of war over time.
The book is divided kingdom by kingdom to provide students and academics with a better understanding of the military interconnections across medieval and early modern Iberia.
The continuities and transformations within Iberian military history are showcased in the majority of chapters through markers to different periods and phases, particularly between the Early and High Middle Ages, and the Late Middle Ages.
With a global outlook, coverage of all the most representative military campaigns, sieges and battles between 700 and 1600, and a wide selection of maps and images, War in the Iberian Peninsula is ideal for students and academics of military and Iberian history.
PREFACE (Francisco Garc?a Fitz and Jo?o Gouveia Monteiro)
Chapter 1 - AL-ANDALUS (Javier Albarr?n)
Political Outline
The conquest of al-Andalus and the first steps
The Umayyad Emirate of Cordova
The Umayyad Caliphate of Cordova
The Taifa Kingdoms
The Almoravids
The Almohads
Recruitment system and composition of the armies
Military obligations and recruitment methods
Composition of the armies
Umayyad Period
Taifa Kingdoms
Almoravids
Almohads
Chain of Command
Military operations
Attrition warfare