Preface and Acknowledgments

List of Maps

List of Illustrations

Key to Maps

Chronology of Byzantine and Islamic History from Justinian to the First Crusade

Introduction: Byzantium, Islam and Catholic Europe – The Battle of Manzikert as Historical Nexus

Chapter 1 Byzantine Warfare from Justinian to Herakleios

Chapter 2 Islamic Warfare from Muhammad to the Rashidun Caliphate

Chapter 3 Byzantine Warfare in an Age of Crisis and Recovery

Chapter 4 Islamic Warfare from the Umayyads to the Coming of the Seljuk Turks

Chapter 5 Byzantine and Seljuk Campaigns in Anatolia and the Battle of Manzikert

Conclusion: In Manzikert’s Wake – The Seljuk Invasion of Anatolia and the Origins of the Levantine Crusades

Notes

Glossary of Important Personalities

Glossary of Military Terms

Select Bibliography

Index