Muhammad : Islam's first great general / Richard A Gabriel.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Norman OK : University of Oklahoma Press, 2007Description: xxxi , 355 pages : maps. ; 24 cmISBN:
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Subject(s): Summary: Drawing on a wide range of sources this book considers the prophet Muhammad's military expertise describing battles and other actions in chronological order. In military terms Muhammad's achievements changed Arab warfighting by showing new ways of organising and managing armies, of approaching conflict, and highlighting the need for strategic vision.The book starts with a review of the strategic setting of the period including the Byzantine and Persian empires, then discusses the military tactics, weapons, transport and ethics prevailing in Arab society at the time, before leading in to show how the Prophet revolutionised command and control, strategy, and tactics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

Drawing on a wide range of sources this book considers the prophet Muhammad's military expertise describing battles and other actions in chronological order. In military terms Muhammad's achievements changed Arab warfighting by showing new ways of organising and managing armies, of approaching conflict, and highlighting the need for strategic vision.The book starts with a review of the strategic setting of the period including the Byzantine and Persian empires, then discusses the military tactics, weapons, transport and ethics prevailing in Arab society at the time, before leading in to show how the Prophet revolutionised command and control, strategy, and tactics.

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