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For me, the Normans were the people who rightly took the English throne by virtue of the fact it was promised to William of Normandy, and helped to civilize the indigenous British. The fact that I share their name is by the by, I have always thought that the Normans were the best people to civilize England and Wales. Paul Brown's brilliant study of the wider perspective of Norman conquests is both thrilling and informative --Books Monthly Mercenaries to Conquerors by Paul Brown evaluates military art and the role played by the Normans Mediterranean in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. --VaeVictis Although best known to Westerners for taking over England under William the Conqueror, the Normans deserve more attention for their equally remarkable feats in the Mediterranean and the Balkans. Brown's important book brings this to light in a way that will satisfy all historians interested in the Byzantine era as well as medieval warfare. --HistoryNet

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Prior to becoming an independent scholar Dr Paul Brown taught medieval history at the University of New England, Australia for ten years. His research has focused on the cultural, literary and military aspects of relations between the Normans, Lombards and Byzantines in the eleventh century. Paul's work has been published in the Journal of Medieval History, and in a collection of essays on Byzantine history. He has also presented research papers at the Australian Association for Byzantine Studies conference and the International Medieval Congress.

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