TY - BOOK AU - LEWIS Bernard (ed.) TI - The world of Islam: faith, people, culture SN - 0500276242 (pbk.) PY - 1992/// CY - London PB - Thames and Hudson KW - ARTS KW - CULTURES KW - HISTORY KW - ISLAM KW - SCIENCE N2 - This well illustrated book contains chapters on Islamic history, architecture, arts and sciences. Chapter 8 (pp 201-224) deals with early military developments ER -