08-22-2008, 02:14 AM
Farrokh has an unfortunate tendency to emphasise the positives about the Persians.
His Shadows in the Desert book provides a lot of references but many of the claims he makes about the Persian heavies (Asavaran) are based on his own Osprey book which is not referenced.
The Osprey itself is best avoided IMHO. The plates (by McBride) show very few military subjects, and those are dubious at best (Early Imperial style armour in Julian's campaign for example).
His Shadows in the Desert book provides a lot of references but many of the claims he makes about the Persian heavies (Asavaran) are based on his own Osprey book which is not referenced.
The Osprey itself is best avoided IMHO. The plates (by McBride) show very few military subjects, and those are dubious at best (Early Imperial style armour in Julian's campaign for example).
