Войската на Българското царство в периода 976 –1018 г. Част 1. Въоръжение, родове войски и тактически способности на българската войска по времето на цар Самуил и неговите наследници
The army of the Bulgarian Tsardom in the period 976 – 1018. Part 1. Armament, braches of armed forces and tactical abilities of the Bulgarian army during the time of Tsar Samuel and his successors.

Summary/Abstract: The campaigns of the Kiev prince Svetoslav, as well as the subsequent war between him and the Byzantine Empire in the period 967 – 972, were of decisive importance for the fate of the Bulgarian Tsardom. The loss of the central territories not only incurred a decrease in the economic, demographic and military potential of the state, but also led to significant changes in its organization. The changes that occurred in the Bulgarian army were most noticeable in the way in which combat actions were conducted before the mentioned conflicts. While before AD 972 the Bulgarian rulers and generals relied exclusively on direct confrontation with the enemy in the open field, after AD 976 not a single battle of this type is known.

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