Machine generated contents note: ch. One Warfare and Imperial Propaganda -- The inevitability of warfare -- The militaristic ideology of Nicaea -- Changes in the military profile of the emperor after the recovery of Constantinople -- Andronikos II and the ideological importance of defensive wars against the Turks -- The military profile of the emperor under Andronikos III and John VI Kantakouzenos -- Fighting against impious barbarians and natural enemies -- ch. Two Commanders -- The military character of the late Byzantine aristocracy -- The role of Western European military ideals and practices -- The effectiveness of Byzantine generals on the battlefield -- The ideal leadership -- ch. Three Soldiers -- Pronoia holders -- The Allagia -- The Nicaean frontier troops, the Proselantai and the Thelematarioi -- The case of the despotate of the Morea -- ch. Four Mercenaries -- The use of mercenaries -- Categories of mercenaries -- Byzantine attitudes towards mercenaries -- ch. Five Campaigns -- ch. Six Fortifications and Sieges -- The role of fortifications -- Siege warfare: The evidence of the written sources -- The impact of gunpowder on Byzantine warfare -- ch. Seven Tactics -- Late Byzantine cavalry and field tactics against Western Europeans -- Battlefield Tactics against the Turks -- Infantry -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources.
