Description
Incorporating military, political, and economic analyses, Rodgers focuses on Muhammad's use of insurgency warfare in seventh-century Arabia to gain control of key cities such as Medina. Seeking to understand the operational aspects of these world-changing battles, he provides battlefield maps and explores the supply and logistic problems that would have plagued any military leader at the time.
Rodgers explains how Muhammad organized his forces and gradually built his movement against sporadic resistance from his foes. He draws from the hadith literature to shed new light on the nature of the campaigns. He examines the Prophet's intelligence network and the employment of what would today be called special operations forces. And he considers the possibility that Muhammad received outside support to build and maintain his movement as a means to interdict trade routes between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanid Persians.
About the Author
Russ Rodgers is a command historian with the U.S. Army and the author of Fundamentals of Islamic Asymmetric Warfare.
Reviews
An excellent analysis of Muhammad as a general, placing his battles within the context of military history, and a good introduction to the life of the founder of Islam." - David Cook, author of Understanding Jihad
"Provides an essential understanding to those wanting to know the history that shapes modern insurgencies." - Maj. Christopher Johnson, U.S. Army, policy advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Book Information
ISBN 9780813054599
Author Russ Rodgers
Format Paperback
Page Count 328
Imprint University Press of Florida
Publisher University Press of Florida
Weight(grams) 473g