Late Roman Infantryman 236-565 AD - Softcover

MacDowall, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1855324199 ISBN 13: 9781855324190

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 1994

Synopsis

Between the 3rd and 6th centuries AD the traditional legions of heavy infantry were whittled away and eventually replaced by a force of various arms and nationalities dominated by cavalry and supported by missile troops. However, in spite of this trend towards cavalry, the pedes remained the backbone of the Roman army until well into the 5th century. This book details a warrior who was very different from the legionary who preceded him; perhaps he was not as well disciplined, but in many ways he was more flexible – ready for deployment to trouble spots, and for fighting both as a skirmisher and a heavy infantryman.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Insights into the real lives of history's fighting men, packed with full colour illustrations, highly detailed cutaways, exploded artwork of weaponry and armour, and action-packed battle scenes.

About the Author:

Simon MacDowall is a professional army officer with a life long passion for history. His hobbies include painting military figurines and wargaming. He has lived in England, Canada, Germany and Belgium as well as seeing service in Central America and the former Yugoslavia. He enjoys good food and drink, travel, wilderness camping and writing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1855324199
• ISBN 13: 9781855324190
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Embleton Gerry