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Empires at War [Three Volumes] A Chronological Encyclopedia

Richard A. Gabriel

Book Code: GR3215

ISBN: 0-313-33215-0

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33215-9

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Greenwood Press

Publication: 12/30/2004

List Price: $248.95 (UK Sterling Price: £140.00)

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Gabriel's ambitious encyclopedia examines the military aspects of empires at war from the ancient world through the late medieval period....Entries are written in highly readable, engaging style, clearly outlining how tactics and leadership styles were applied in particular battles. The most interesting component is the one-page summary after each entry outlining the tactical and strategic lessons of the battle. The length of entries may make this set more appropriate for a circulating collection, but a comprehensive index makes information easily accessible and therefore useful in reference. Recommended. General readers; undergraduates.
—Choice June 2005
[P]rovides an extensive examination of the military capabilities and activities of important military forces....[r]ecommended for students and researchers at the secondary and university level as well as general readers.
—Reference & User Services Quarterly Fall 2005
Military history collections as well general history holdings will easily find a place for Richard A. Gabriel's weighty 3-volume reference Empires at War: for over 5,000 years empires have battled to determine te course of world history, and this encyclopedia survey details their military might, using a A-Z chronological approach to chart the first clashes of war to modern times.
—MBR Internet Bookwatch June 2005
[T]his is a very comprehensive work that delivers the content. Many reference works deal with battles of antiquity or with the great empires of the world, but this encyclopedia manages to combine these concepts with ease and makes for captivating reading. Recommended for anyone interested in the history of warfare and for undergraduate and large public libraries.
—Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin June 1 & 15, 2005
Few reference tools equal the depth of this title for either ancient or medieval warfare. The level of detail that Gabriel provides in his analyses would serve a military studies program. However, this set, which is accessible to the general reader, will be in demand in both academic and public libraries.
—Lawrence Looks at Books May 2005

Endorsement From Karen S. Metz
author, From Sumer to Rome: Military Capabilities of Ancient Armies: Empires at War offers a comprehensive treatment and discussion of the civilizations, battles, and leaders from ancient times. Gabriel draws upon a wealth of sources and writes a book that both general readers and researchers will find complete and readable. The book is full of useful illustrations and logically organized. This source is a valuable addition to public, research, and academic libraries.

Description: For more than 5,000 years, massive empires have met on the battlefield to determine the future course of world history. Ranging from Sumer, the world's first imperial state, to the fall of the Byzantine Empire, this comprehensive three-volume set, which includes both Western and non-Western empires, details the military capabilities of these empires, including the armies, soldiers, technologies, and commanders that powered the imperial juggernaut. From the Near East to Asia, from Western Europe to the New World, these empires spawned every major social institution on which modern society is based, including the first use of total war. With more than 400 illustrations and maps, this set reveals the awesome and destructive power of these early forces, from the dawn of recorded history to the development of gunpowder. Volume I: From the first clashes of the Sumerian Empire in 4000 B.C.E., to the destruction of the Persian Empire, volume one includes all the major imperial entities from Europe to Asia, including the Egyptians, the Hittites, the Israelites; China, India, Persia, and classical Greece. Students will find the historical context within which the empire emerged, an examination of the imperial army, including structure, weapons, tactics, logistics, and manner of warfare; a detailed analysis of at least one major battle; an analysis of the rival commanders; and a section on the lessons of war. Each volume contains more than 100 illustrations, maps, and figures that demonstrate manner of dress, weaponry, imperial location, and course of the battle. Every chapter contains suggestions for further reading. Volume II: Until its destruction by the Romans in 146 B.C.E., Carthage was the primary naval empire of the Mediterranean world. The Norman victory at Hastings in 1066 C.E. was one of the most important events in the Medieval world and resulted in the creation of the modern state of Great Britain. Volume two covers vast territory from Imperial Rome to Korea, including chapters on the Huns, the Arabs, the Barbarians, the Vikings, and the Franks. Students will find the historical context within which the empire emerged, an examination of the imperial army, including structure, weapons, tactics, logistics, and manner of warfare; a detailed analysis of at least one major battle; an analysis of the rival commanders; and a section on the lessons of war. Each volume contains more than 100 illustrations, maps, and figures that demonstrate manner of dress, weaponry, imperial location, and course of the battle. Every chapter contains suggestions for further reading. Volume III: Examining the major events of the Middle Ages, from Europe to the major empires of Asia and the Americas, volume three takes readers from the age of the Medieval knight to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 C.E. Western sections detail the Crusades and the Hundred Years War, while non-Western chapters cover the Japanese, the Mongols and the Ottomans in Asia and the American empires of the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas. Students will find the historical context within which the empire emerged, an examination of the imperial army, including structure, weapons, tactics, logistics, and manner of warfare; a detailed analysis of at least one major battle; an analysis of the rival commanders; and a section on the lessons of war. Each volume contains more than 100 illustrations, maps, and figures that demonstrate manner of dress, weaponry, imperial location, and course of the battle. Every chapter contains suggestions for further reading.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. War and Empire in the Ancient World
2. The Worlds First Empires, Sumer and Akkad
3. Egypt, Empire of the Sun
4. The Mitanni, the Chariot People
5. The Hittites, the Iron People of Anatolia
6. The Israelites, the Empire of David and Solomon
7. The Iron Empire of Assyria
8. The Chinese Empires
9. Ancient India
10. Warfare in Classical Greece
11. The Persian Empire and Alexander the Great
12. The Carthaginian Empire and Republican Rome
13. Rome against Greece
14. Caesars Wars and the End of the Roman Republic
15. Barbarians against Rome
16. Imperial Rome
17. The Empire of the Huns
18. Korea, The Hermit Kingdom
19. The Wars of Arab Conquest
20. Charlemagne and the Empire of the Franks
21. The Vikings
22. Normans and Saxons
23. The Medieval Knight
24. The Crusaders
25. The Japanese Way of War
26. The Mongols, Empire of the Steppes
27. The Swiss and the Rediscovery of Infantry
28. The Hundred Years War
29. The Byzantines and Ottomans
30. Empires of the Americas
31. The Legacy of the Ancients: The Evolution of Modern War
Index

LC Card Number: 2004017427

LCC Class: U29

Dewey Class: 355


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