Author: Simon Anglim
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
An illustrated history of warfare in the ancient world includes detailed examinations of armies, equipment, and strategies before gunpowder, in a volume that offers insight into the successes of the Assyrian and Roman forces.
Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World (3000 B.C. to 500 A.D.)
Author: Simon Anglim
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312309329
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
"Provides a detailed, highly-illustrated guide to warfare in the classical ancient world"--Jacket.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312309329
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
"Provides a detailed, highly-illustrated guide to warfare in the classical ancient world"--Jacket.
Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World
Author: Matthew Bennett
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312348205
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Describes the fighting techniques of soldiers in Europe and the Near East in an age before the widespread use of gunpowder.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312348205
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Describes the fighting techniques of soldiers in Europe and the Near East in an age before the widespread use of gunpowder.
Fighting Techniques of the Early Modern World
Author: Christer Jorgensen
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312348199
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312348199
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
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.
Fighting Techniques of Naval Warfare
Author: Iain Dickie
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312554532
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312554532
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
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.
Warships of the Ancient World
Author: Adrian K. Wood
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849089795
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849089795
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
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.
Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World 3000 BC - AD 500
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World, 3000 BC - AD 500
Author: Simon Anglim
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781435145344
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
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
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781435145344
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
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
Fighting Techniques of the Napoleonic Age
Author: Robert Bowman Bruce
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312375874
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312375874
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
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.
The World in Ancient Times
Author: Ronald Mellor
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195222202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Brings together 76 additional documents from all the regions covered in [The World in Ancient Times] series. -- from back cover.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195222202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Brings together 76 additional documents from all the regions covered in [The World in Ancient Times] series. -- from back cover.
The Measure of Civilization
Author: Ian Morris
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691160864
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Uses four factors--energy capture per capita, organization, information technology and war-making capacity--to attempt to show which world regions were the most powerful throughout all of human history.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691160864
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Uses four factors--energy capture per capita, organization, information technology and war-making capacity--to attempt to show which world regions were the most powerful throughout all of human history.