Logistics of warfare in the Age of the Crusades : proceedings of a workshop held at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Sydney, 30 September to 4 October 2002

How Were The Crusades Made Possible? There Have Been Studies Of Ancient, Medieval And Early Modern Warfare, As Well As Work On The Finances And Planning Of Crusades, But This Volume Is The First Specifically To Address The Logistics Of Crusading. Building On Previous Work, It Brings Together Experts From The Fields Of Medieval Western, Byzantine And Middle Eastern Studies To Examine How The Marches And Voyages Were Actually Made. 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 - All These Topics And More Are Covered Here. Of Particular Importance Is The Attention Given To The Horses And Other Animals On Which Transport Of Supplies And The Movement Of Armies Depended.--jacket. Introduction: Modelling Bohemond's March To Thessalonike / John H. Pryor -- The Logistics Of The Mongol-mamluk War, With Special Reference To The Battle Of Wadi'l-khaznadar, 1299 C.e. / Reuven Amitai -- Crusader Logistics: From Victory At Nicaea To Resupply At Dorylaion / Bernard S. Bachrach -- Ship Types And Fleet Composition At Genoa And Venice In The Early Thirteenth Century / John E. Dotson -- Logistics And The Second Crusade / John France -- Harbours And Facilities Along The Eastern Mediterranean Sea Lanes To Outremer / Ruthy Gertwagen -- Provisioning Peter The Hermit: From Cologne To Constantinople, 1096 / Charles R. Glasheen -- Roads And Communications In The Byzantine Empire: Wagons, Horses, And Supplies / John Haldon -- Reflections On Maps, Crusading, And Logistics / Benjamin Z. Kedar -- Infantry In Muslim Armies During The Crusades / Yaacov Lev -- Food And The Fourth Crusade: A New Approach To The 'diversion Question' / Thomas F. Madden -- Money And Logistics In The Forces Of The First Crusade: Coinage, Bullion, Service, And Supply 1096-99 / Alan V. Murray -- The Northern Crusaders: The Logistics Of English And Other Northern Crusader Fleets / Richard W. Unger. Edited By John H. Pryor. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 305-341) And Index. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Maps, Figures, and Tables Preface Abbreviations Note on citations of primary sources, on Arabic, and on Geographical names Maps Chapter 1: Introduction: modelling Bohemond’s march to Thessalonikē Chapter 2: The logistics of the Mongol-Mamlūk war, with special reference to the battle of Wādī ’l-Ḵẖaznadār, 1299 C. E. Chapter 3: Crusader logistics: from victory at Nicaea to resupply at Dorylaion Chapter 4: Ship types and fleet composition at Genoa and Venice in the early thirteenth century Chapter 5: Logistics and the Second Crusade Chapter 6: Harbours and facilities along the eastern Mediterranean sea lanes to Outremer Chapter 7: Provisioning Peter the Hermit: from Cologne to Constantinople, 1096 Chapter 8: Roads and communications in the Byzantine Empire: wagons, horses, and supplies Chapter 9: Reflections on maps, Crusading, and logistics Chapter 10: Infantry in Muslim armies during the Crusades Chapter 11: Food and the Fourth Crusade: a new approach to the “Diversion Question” Chapter 12: Money and logistics in the forces of the First Crusade: coinage, bullion, service, and supply, 1096-99 Chapter 13: The Northern Crusaders: the logistics of English and other Northern Crusader fleets Chapter 14: Digest Glossary of Technical Terminology Selective Gazetteer Consolidated Bibliography Index