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With Arrow, Sword, and Spear - A History of Warfare in the Ancient World

By: Barnes & Noble Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Reference Books (Barnes & Noble Books)

Last Stocked on 5/30/2014

Product Info

Title
With Arrow, Sword, and Spear - A History of Warfare in the Ancient World
Category
Author
Alfred Bradford
Publish Year
2007
Pages
312
Dimensions
6.25x9.25x1"
NKG Part #
2147472556
MFG. Part #
0-7607-9257-7
Type
Softcover

Description

Most studies of ancient warfare focus only on the Greeks and the Romans, but this sweeping study covers the whole of the ancient world from Greece and Rome to the Near East, then eastward to Parthia, India, and China. Bradford transports the reader into the midst of ancient battles behind such great leaders as Thutmose III, Ashurbanipal, Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the First Emperor of China. He details the rise and fall of empires, the role of leadership, and the development of tactics and strategy. One sees the clash of peoples: nomads against agricultural societies, infantry against cavalry, as well as the greatest technological change in history--the combination of the composite bow and the chariot.