The great Arab conquests : how the spread of Islam changed the world we live in
Hugh Kennedy (Creator)
Examines the history of the great Islamic expansion, reveals how the Arab armies were able to overcome almost everything in their path, and brings to light the unique characteristics of Islamic settlement in new lands and the conversion to Islam of vast populations
421 p.: ill.
9780306815850, 9780306817403, 0306815850, 0306817403
1040113466
Remembrance of things past
The foundations of conquest
The conquest of Syria and Palestine
The conquest of Iraq
The conquest of Egypt
The conquest of Iran
Into the Maghreb
Crossing the Oxus
The road to Samarqand
Furthest east and furthest west
The war at sea
Voices of the conquered