The Great Armies of Antiquity 0275978095, 2002025301

Gabriel examines 18 ancient army systems, examining the organizational structure and weapons employed and the degree to

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Table of contents :
Cover
Contents
Illustrations
Foreword
Preface
1. War in the Ancient W orId
2. The WorId' s First Armies, Sumer and Akkad
3. The Armies of the Pharaohs
4. The Hittites and Iron Weapons
5. The Mitanni and the War Chariot
6. The Armies of the Bible
7. The Iron Army of Assyria
8. Chinese Armies: The Shang and Zhou Periods
9. Persia and the Art of Logistics
10. The Greek Way of War: Classical and Imperial Periods
11. Carthaginian Armies
12. Armies of Ancient India: Vedic and Imperial Periods
13. Rome: The Armies of the Caesars
14. Barbarian Armies: Iberians, Gauls, Germans, and Goths
15. The Army of Byzantium
16. The Vikings: Raiders from the Open Sea
17. The Arab Armies
18. The Japanese Way of War
19. The Mongols
20. The Ottomans
21. The Evolution of Modem War
Selected Bibliography
Index
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THE GREAT ARMIS OF ANnQIITY

Rilhard A. Gabriel

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