Logistics of Warfare in the Age of the Crusades

Download or read book Logistics of Warfare in the Age of the Crusades written by John H. Pryor and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How were the Crusades made possible? This volume is the first to bring together experts from the fields of medieval Western, Byzantine and Middle Eastern studies specifically to address the logistics of Crusading. It deals with questions of manpower, types and means of transportation by land and sea, supplies, financial resources, roads and natural land routes, sea lanes and natural sailing routes. Of particular importance is the attention given to the horses and other animals on which transport of supplies and the movement of armies depended.