Through my reading so far it seems that Muslim strategy essentially mirrored Muhammad. Razzia tactics and the holding of water sources remained, and some Caliphs implemented reforms such as Abu Bakr, Umar I, Marwan II.
It seems crusaders had no strategy outside of, "fight to the death for the holy places of Christendom; to refuse to be ransomed if defeated; to accept every combat, no matter what the odds; to refuse quarter or ransom to the infidel; and to defend any Christian molested by infidels”. So I decided to give up on trying to find a doctrinal strategy for crusaders. Instead focusing on tactics of individual battles; Ascalon 1099, Dorylaeum 1097, Arsuf 1191, Iconium 1190, siege of Lisbon 1147 and Navas de Telosa 1212.
If anyone has any knowledge of a 'universal' strategy for crusaders (bar the use of knights) it would be very much appreciated. For now I'm focussing on the tactics of specific leaders e.g. Richard I, Godfrey of Bouillon, Alfonso I of Portugal, Alfonso X of Castille.
Not sure how much I can help but heres what I know.
Muslims armies were mixed: tribal warriors, individuals drafted into the army by compulsion, irregular volunteers and paid professional troops. Also had a standing army of limited size (Saladin, 5.000 men). They knew the importance of light cavalry and horse-archers. Latin Europeans’ initial responses to this were inadequate but quickly adapted. Also, unlike the crusaders, Muslims lords rarely constructed large castles, due to different social structure. Instead their military architecture was centred on urban fortifications like city walls and citadels.
Heres a list of reading focusing on crusading warfare strategies:
*France, J.: Warfare in the Mediterranean Region in the Age of the Crusades 1095-1291: A Clash of Contrasts, in: C. Kostick (ed.): The Crusades and the Near East. Cultural Histories, London 2011, 9-26.
*Kennedy, H.: Crusader Castles, Cambridge 1994.
*Cox, R.: Asymmetric Warfare and Military Conduct in the Middle Ages, in: Journal of Medieval History 38/1 (2012), 100-125.
*France, J.: Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades 1000-1300, Ithaca 1999, 204-229.
*France, J.: Thinking About Crusader Strategy, in: N. Christie/M. Yazigi (eds.): Noble Ideals and Bloody Realities: Warfare in the Middle Ages, Leiden 2006, 75-96.
*France, J.: Crusading Warfare, in: H. Nicholson (ed.): Palgrave Advances in the Crusades, London 2005, 58-80.
*Hillenbrand, C.: The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives, Edinburgh 1999, 431-509 (ch. 7: Armies, Arms, Armour and Fortifications), 511-540 (ch. 8: The Conduct of War).
*Lev, Y.: Infantry in Muslim Armies During the Crusades, in: J.H. Pryor (ed.): Logistics of Warfare in the Age of the Crusades, Aldershot 2006, 185-207.
*Marshall, C.: Warfare in the Latin East, 1192-1291, Cambridge 1992.
*Nicolle, D.: Saladin and the Saracens: Armies of the Middle East 1100-1300, London 1986.
*Nicolle, D.: Crusader Warfare, London 2007.
*Raphael, K.: Muslim Fortresses in the Levant: Between Crusaders and Mongols, London 2011.
*Rogers, R.: Latin Siege Warfare in the Twelfth Century, Oxford 1992.
*Smail, R.C.: Crusading Warfare, 1097-1193, Cambridge 21995.
*Tonghini, C.: Shayzar I: The Fortification of a Citadel, Leiden 2012.
*Zouache, A.: Armées et combats en Syrie de 491/1098 à 569/1174. Analyse comparée des chroniques médiévales latines et arabes, Damascus 2008.
Hope this helps :)
Do you mean meta strategy or battle to battle strategy?