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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790307403321

Autore

Rodgers Russ

Titolo

The generalship of Muhammad [[electronic resource] ] : battles and campaigns of the Prophet of Allah / / Russ Rodgers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, c2012

ISBN

0-8130-4284-4

0-8130-4310-7

0-8130-4271-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Disciplina

297.6/3

Soggetti

Military history, Ancient

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Revolution -- The insurgency grows -- The road to badr -- From elation to despair -- From the mountain to the trench -- The surge -- Triumph -- The generalship of Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah.

Sommario/riassunto

There are many biographies of the Prophet, and they tend to fall into three categories: pious works that emphasize the virtues of the early Islamic community, general works for non-Muslim or non-specialist readers, and source-critical works that grapple with historiographical problems inherent in early Islamic history. In The Generalship of Muhammad, Russ Rodgers charts a new path by merging original sources with the latest in military theory to examine Muhammad's military strengths and weaknesses.  Incorporating military, political, and economic analyses, Rodgers focuses