Ancient Warfare
Author(s): Harry Sidebottom
Examines various aspects of ancient warfare from philosophy to the technical skills needed to fight. This work looks at war in a wider context and explores the ways in which ancient society thought about conflict: can a war be just? Why was siege warfare particularly bloody? What role did divine intervention play in the outcome of a battle?
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This is a little book which is jam-packed with ideas and insights. This book offers an interesting and invigorating read. TLS I am addicted to this series of pocket-portable introductory lectures - they provoke active and reactive thought. The Guardian Small but impressive Soldier Magazine
1. 'On my command unleash hell!' The Western Way of War?; 2. Thinking with war; 3. War and Society; 4. Thinking about war; 5. Strategy, Campaigns, and Logistics; 6. Fighting; 7. 'Some people don't know when they are beaten.' Imagining war
General Fields
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- : 0.165
- : 25 November 2004
- : 174mm X 111mm X 11mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Harry Sidebottom
- : Paperback
- : 355.40901
- : 192
- : half-tones and drawings throughout