Poitiers AD 733

Artist signed Osprey book, Campaign 190, Poitiers AD 732

Poitiers AD 732 Ref: CAM190
Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide

by David Nicole

Includes three paintings by Graham Turner

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hand-signed by artist Graham Turner

From the publisher's website:
A detailed account of this key battle in the dramatic struggle between Christians and Muslims for control of Europe.

In the early decades of the 8th century AD, Islamic forces were flooding into Europe through the Iberian peninsula, threatening Frankish and Burgundian territory and raiding it with ever-increasing ferocity. At the battle of Poitiers, also known as Tours, Christian forces under the Frankish leader Charles Martel 'The Hammer' (grandfather of Charlemagne) confronted a massive invading Islamic army. The Franks were victorious, effectively halting the northward advance of Islam and preserving Christianity as the dominant faith in Europe.

Expert medievalist David Nicolle draws on contemporary sources to reconstruct this turning-point battle, placing it in its historical context and reviewing its background and the subsequent historical consequences.

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Paperback
248 x 184mm
96 pages
Published February 2008

Price: £16.99

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