| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 313 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; Timeline; Chapter 1: The Invention of War; Chapter 2: Armies of the Ancient World; Chapter 3: Life of the Common Soldier; Chapter 4: Killing Technology: Weapons and Armour in Antiquity; Chapter 5: Death, Wounds, Infection, Disease and Injury in Ancient Armies; Chapter 6: Logistics: The Invisible Art in Ancient Warfare; Chapter 7: Siegecraft and Artillery; Chapter 8: Iron Rations: The Soldier's Diet; Chapter 9: Medical Care in Ancient Armies; Chapter 10: War and Madness; Chapter 11: Writing Military History from Ancient Texts |
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Chapter 12: Thutmose III of Egypt and the First Battle in Military HistoryChapter 13: Egyptian Shipbuilding and the Invention of Amphibious Warfare; Chapter 14: The Exodus as Military History; Chapter 15: Joshua At Jericho: A Study in Special Ops; Chapter 16: The Catastrophe: The Violent End of the Bronze Age; Chapter 17: The Dawn of the Iron Age: The Iron Army of Assyria; Chapter 18: Animals In War; Chapter 19: Buddha's Military Experience and PTSD; Chapter 20: Philip II of Macedon: Greater Than Alexander; Chapter 21: Stolen Valour: An Analysis of Alexander the Great's Wounds |
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Chapter 22: Rome against Carthage: Why Hannibal LostChapter 23: Marcus Agrippa: The Forgotten Genius behind the Roman Empire; Chapter 24: The Roman Navy: Rome's Other Military Arm; Chapter 25: Rome: The Death of a Superpower; Chapter 26: Muhammad: Islam's First Great General; Chapter 27: Riddah: The Great Muslim Civil War; Chapter 28: Constantinople: The Most Fought Over City in History; Endnotes; Index; Back Cover |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Military art and science -- History -- To 500.
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Military art and science. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 500 |
| Subject |
Military history, Ancient.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other. |
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Military history, Ancient. |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gabriel, A. Richard. On ancient warfare. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK ; Havertown, Philadelphia, US : Pen & Sword Military, 2018 1526718456 (OCoLC)1077381379 |
| ISBN |
9781526718464 (electronic book) |
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1526718464 (electronic book) |
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1526718456 |
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9781526718457 |
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