Название: Byzantine Cavalryman C.900-1204 Автор: Timothy Dawson Издательство: Osprey Publishing Серия: Osprey Warrior 139 ISBN: 1846034043 Год издания: 2009 Язык: English Количество страниц: 68 Формат: PDF Размер: 13,8 mb Regarded as the elite arm of the military during the Middle Byzantine period, the cavalry executed high speed reconnaissance, agile arrow barrages and crippling blows to enemy formations. Its ranks were filled primarily through direct recruitment or hereditary service by holders of military lands, but in times of crisis irregulars would be temporarily enlisted