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The Great Armies of Antiquity
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Richard A. Gabriel
ISBN:
0-275-97809-5
ISBN-13:
978-0-275-97809-9
DOI:
DOI:10.1336/0275978095
456 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication:
11/30/2002
List Price:
$88.95
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UK Sterling Price: £61.95
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Print on demand
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Hardcover
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Trim Size:
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
History
»
Ancient History
Military Studies
»
Military History
Description:
Gabriel examines 18 ancient army systems, examining the organizational structure and weapons employed and the degree to which cultural values and imperatives shaped the form and application of military force. The tactical doctrines and specific operational capabilities of each army are analyzed to explain how certain technical limitations and societal/cultural imperatives affected the operational capabilities of ancient armies. Cross-cultural and cross-historical connections ground the analysis in the larger historical context of the ancient world.
•Sumer and Akkad
•The Armies of the Pharaohs
•The Hittites
•The Mitanni
•Armies of the Bible
•The Iron Army of Assyria
•Chinese Armies
•Persia and the Art of Logistics
•The Greeks
•Carthaginian Armies
•Armies of India
•Rome
•The Iberians, Celts, Germans, and Goths
•The Army of Byzantium
•The Vikings
•The Arab Armies
•The Japanese Way of War
•The Mongols
•The Ottomans
This book also provides an introductory overview of war in the ancient world, from 2500 B.C.E. to 1453 C.E., as well as an examination of the evolution of modern warfare from 1453 to 2002 C.E.
Table of Contents:
Foreword
Preface
War in the Ancient World
The World's First Armies, Sumer, and Akkad
The Armies of the Pharaohs
The Hittites and Iron Weapons
The Mitanni and the War Chariot
The Armies of the Bible
The Iron Army of Assyria
Chinese Armies: The Shang and Zhou Periods
Persia and the Art of Logistics
The Greek Way of War: Classical and Imperial Periods
Carthaginian Armies
Armies of India: Vedic and Imperial Periods
Rome: The Armies of the Caesars
Barbarian Armies: Iberians, Gauls, Germans, and Goths
The Army of Byzantium
The Vikings: Raiders from the Open Sea
The Arab Armies
The Japanese Way of War
The Mongols
The Ottomans
The Evolution of Modern War
Bibliography
Index
About the Author:
RICHARD A. GABRIEL is a military historian and Adjunct Professor of Humanities and Ethics at Daniel Webster College. His most recent book is
Great Captains of Antiquity
(Greenwood, 2000).
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