Author : Simon Anglim
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 37,80 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780312309329
"Provides a detailed, highly-illustrated guide to warfare in the classical ancient world"--Jacket.
Author : Matthew Bennett
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 24,72 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780312348205
Describes the fighting techniques of soldiers in Europe and the Near East in an age before the widespread use of gunpowder.
Author : Christer Jorgensen
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 15,64 MB
Release : 2006-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780312348199
Fighting Techniques of the Early Modern World describes the combat techniques of soldiers in Europe and North America from 1500 to 1763. The book explores the unique tactics required to win battles in an era where the musket increasingly came to dominate the battlefield, and demonstrates how little has changed in some respects of the art of war.
Author : Adrian K. Wood
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 14,81 MB
Release : 2013-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1849089795
The world's first war machines were ships built two millennia before the dawn of the Classical world. Their influence on the course of history cannot be overstated. A wide variety of galleys and other types of warships were built by successive civilisations, each with their own distinctive appearance, capability and utility. The earliest of these were the Punt ships and the war galleys of Egypt which defeated the Sea People in the first known naval battle. Following the fall of these civilisations, the Phoenicians built biremes and other vessels, while in Greece the ships described in detail in the 'Trojan' epics established a tradition of warship building culminating in the pentekonters and triaconters. The warships of the period are abundantly illustrated on pottery and carved seals, and depicted in inscriptions and on bas-reliefs. The subject has been intensively studied for two and a half millennia, culminating in the contemporary works of authoritative scholars such as Morrison, Wallinga, Rodgers and Casson. To date there are no works covering the subject which are accessible and available to non-academics.
Author : Iain Dickie
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 40,78 MB
Release : 2009-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0312554532
An illustrated exploration of how sea battles have been fought throughout history explores key tactics and strategies while surveying how the development of various weapons impacted naval warfare.
Author : Robert Bowman Bruce
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 27,89 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780312375874
Fighting Techniques of the Napoleonic World explores the tactics and strategy required to win battles with the technology available during the Napoleonic period (1789-1815), and points out how the development of such weapons technology changed the face of the battlefield. Divided into five sections it highlights: - Individual components of the armies: the foot soldier, the cavalryman and the artilleryman, the equipment they wore and used, and how they fought together. - Technology change, the emergence of military professionalism, and the impact these changes had on the battlefield. - How units were used together on the battlefield, and strategic positioning of battle units. - Specialist techniques and equipment developed for artillery. - Naval warfare, from the ships in which the men fought to the weapons they carried.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 15,39 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Military art and science
ISBN :
Author : Simon Anglim
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 24,23 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : 9781435145344
Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World describes the fighting techniques of soldiers in Europe and the Middle East in an age before gunpowder. The book explores the unique tactics required to win battles with the technology available, and points out how little has changed in some respects in the art of war. Using specially commissioned color and black-and-white artworks to illustrate the battles, equipment and tactics of the era, Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World shows in detail the methods by which armies, including Assyrians and Roman forces, prevailed over their foes, and why other armies were far less successful. The book is an essential companion for any reader in warfare in the classical age.REVIEWS "Excellent essays complemented by illuminating illustrations make this book a bargain for anyone interested in ancient warfare....Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World brilliantly manages to walk a tightrope between being both comprehensive and concise. It merits a place on the bookshelves of anyone interested in military history as well as hobbyists seeking inspirations for toy soldier displays, model figure painting, diorama building or wargaming." Toy Soldier and Model Figure Magazine
Author : William J. Hamblin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 50,52 MB
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 113452062X
The only book available that covers this subject, Warfare in the Ancient Near East is a groundbreaking and fascinating study of ancient near Eastern military history from the Neolithic era to the middle Bronze Ages. Drawing on an extensive range of textual, artistic and archaeological data, William J. Hamblin synthesizes current knowledge and offers a detailed analysis of the military technology, ideology and practices of Near Eastern warfare. Paying particular attention to the earliest known examples of holy war ideaology in Mesopotamia and Egypt, Hamblin focuses on: * recruitment and training of the infantry * the logistics and weaponry of warfare * the shift from stone to metal weapons * the role played by magic * narratives of combat and artistic representations of battle * the origins and development of the chariot as military transportation * fortifications and siegecraft *developments in naval warfare. Beautifully illustrated, including maps of the region, this book is essential for experts and non-specialists alike.
Author : Richard A. Gabriel
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,4 MB
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526718457
Richard Gabriel has been studying and writing about ancient warfare for nearly half a century. He has written fifty-five books on the subject (before this one) and over three hundred published articles. These decades of scholarship are complemented by direct military experience as a US army officer (now retired). This book presents his thoughts and perspectives on a selection of aspects of ancient warfare that he has found of particular interest over the years. It does not aim to be a comprehensive overview nor a coherent narrative of ancient military history but adds up to an illuminating, fascinating and wide-ranging discussion of various topics. With topics ranging from the origins of war, through logistics, military medicine and psychiatry or the origins of jihad, to specifics such as the generalship of Alexander the Great (Gabriel's not a fan), Scipio and Hannibal, there is plenty here for the either the general reader or academic scholar.
