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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 355.0093
EAN num: 9780312309329
ISBN number: 0312309325
Label: Thomas Dunne Books
Manufacturer: Thomas Dunne Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 256
Printing Date: January 01, 2003
Publishing house: Thomas Dunne Books
Sale Popularity Level: 93016
Studio: Thomas Dunne Books
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A comprehensive and heavily illustrated guide to warfare in the ancient world.This essential guide to ancient warfare describes the fighting methods of soldiers in Europe and the Middle East in an age before gunpowder. From a detailed examination of the individual components of an ancient army and their equipment, to a fascinating exploration of ancient battle strategies, siege warfare, and naval battles, it explores the unique tactics required to win battles with the technology available. Using specially commissioned colour and black-and-white artwork and 24 full-colour tactical maps, this book shows in great detail the methods by which armies, including Assyrians and Roman forces, prevailed over their foes, and why other armies were less successful. This is a must-read for any reader interested in ancient warfare.
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My edition claims to have "new battle maps", referring to the large bird's-eye views of some important battles. These views give a general idea of the battlefield, but the representation of troop types and movements is crude at best. It is instructive to compare, for example, the siege of Alesia as shown here with the suspiciously similar view in Goldsworthy's earlier The Roman Army at War. Goldsworthy labels key features, whereas Fighting Techniques just provides a few points about the campaign in numbered callouts that are scattered more or less randomly around the page. The actual information conveyed by the image could have been given in a quarter-page line drawing rather than a two-page spread.
This is a decent survey, but not to be preferred to Goldsworthy's book, to the equally useful Warfare in the Classical World by John Warry, or to Peter Connolly's Greece and Rome at War.
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This book is very well put together. It has a lot if information that I think is accurate. The information is put together in a logical manner and the illustrations are very helpful and actually do their job. This is a history book, so if that is what you're looking for I would highly recommend it.
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Laconic, lucid descriptions enhanced by excellent, relevant illustrations, diagrams and battle maps. The style is reminiscent of modern military training manuals - always brief and to the point. The reasons for sucess or failure are examined dispassionately and changes in the balance of power over time are effectively explained. A vast amount of well researched information presented in a book that is a pleasure to read.
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This book served my purposes well in the writing of "Maccabee." Significant detail is given, citing ancient sources such as Livy and Plutarch, in relating what occurred in historic battles and the weaponry that was used. Minute details are given, such as the way a pilum was built so the iron shaft would bend once thrust into an enemy shield so it could not be extracted, thus rendering the shield useless. This book demonstrates that though the weaponry was nothing so sophisticated as the weapons of today, much thought went into how best to wage war. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in ancient warfare.
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This is perhaps the second or third best book based on ancient warfare I have ever seen (behind Adrian Goldsworthy's "The Complete Roman Army"). Great details and pictures, you will be lucky to get your hands on this one. Intriguing all the way through, and great for reference.
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