Books

[MrT]

Hello all,
I am currently loving my Ghorid campaign on my new computer, best campaign ever in mtw2 actually. Actually I am so excited I want to learn everything there is about this period of time and am wanting to purchase some good history books about the muslim world from baghdad and eastwards. Anyone have some good advice? I am used to reading lots of history books and the more scholarly, advanced and indepth the better.

[Ahiga]

http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Warriors-.../dp/1841769436

http://www.amazon.com/Places-Between.../dp/0156031566

More that I can't think of right now.

[Scoundrel]

Hi there,
do you know the Osprey titles?

Cheers

[anaztazioch]

1001 nights XD

Fedrawsi made some books i think, but he was a poet and dont know weather he wrote historical or not. His shahnameh has some referances to conquest of Persia by Moslem armies.

[TheG]

A very good book!


Ibrahim Kafesoglu:
A Short History of Turkish-Islamic States (Excluding the Ottoman State)

[The Noble Lord]

1001 nights XD

Fedrawsi made some books i think, but he was a poet and dont know weather he wrote historical or not. His shahnameh has some referances to conquest of Persia by Moslem armies.

Yes, Ferdowsi who was a court poet at the court of Sultan Mahmoud Ghaznavi, wrote the book called SHAHNAME or the Persian book of Kings.
If you are interested in that period you should definitely look into it.

Also, Osprey titles are one of the best. Check them too.



CHEERS

[Miraj]

Most information on more 'exotic' and transient factions like the Ghorids don't have much in terms of easily purchasable books. Though a great source to at least start investigating through for more historical knowledge I found was Google Books.

Though it's a bit difficult to search due to different variations of spellings for some of the faction names. For info on the Ghorids it's best to search under the spelling of "Ghurid" instead.

Here are some links:

History of civilizations of Central Asia (Ghurid Topic)
The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History (Ghurid Topic)
The Cambridge History of Iran (Ghurid Topic)

[MrT]

Wow thanks a lot you guys. Will definitley check these things out starting with the google books but will definitley check out that book TheG named.

[Miraj]

Also don't forget these absolute Osprey essentials when it comes to Islamic military history and the Mongols. Angus McBride classics, R.I.P.

The Armies of Islam : 7th-11th Centuries

Armies of the Muslim Conquest

Saladin and the Saracens

The Moors: The Islamic West 7th-15th Centuries AD

Armies of the Caliphates 862-1098

The Mamluks 1250-1517

Armies of the Ottoman Turks, 1300-1774

Byzantine Armies AD 1118-1461

The Mongols

Mongol Warrior 1200-1350

The Age of Tamerlane

[JERUSALEM]

Miraj

those books are not for free man, do you know how to download books for

free?!

OK guys it is one complete book in 6 vol. Those Books i can offer for free for you and if some of you

has no knowleadge of this site and has an interest in history of era of

Crusades when he/she should read this books without any hesitation

see them here:

A History of the Crusades, ed. by Kenneth M. Setton

1) I vol. Baldwin, M. W. (ed.) / The first hundred years (1969)

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi...the%20Crusades

2) II vol. Wolff, R. L.; Hazard, H. W., Editor/The later Crusades, 1189-1311

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi...the%20Crusades

3) III vol. Hazard, H. W., Editor/The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi...the%20Crusades

4) IV vol. Hazard, H. W., Editor/The art and architecture of the crusader states

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi...the%20Crusades

5) V vol. Zacour, N. P.; Hazard, H. W., Editor/The impact of the Crusades on the Near East

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi...the%20Crusades

6) VI vol. Zacour, N. P.; Hazard, H. W., Editor
The impact of the Crusades on Europe

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi...the%20Crusades


these are graet books without any payment


respect

[MrT]

Wow awesome guys will read tomorrow, have to crush some crusaders first

[anaztazioch]

Wow awesome guys will read tomorrow, have to crush some crusaders first

Hope you will bring atleast 6 trebuchets to level the walls and use the rest of ammo on the buildings Not as fun as using Monster Bombards, but i like seeing cities in flames :p

[Miraj]

Miraj

those books are not for free man, do you know how to download books for

free?

I never said they were for free. But thanks for the great links, I'll bookmark them and have a look.