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Origins of War : From the Stone Age to Alexander the Great, Revised Edition by Arther Ferrill (1997, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100813333024
ISBN-139780813333021
eBay Product ID (ePID)472916
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameOrigins of War : from the Stone Age to Alexander the Great, Revised Edition
SubjectMilitary / General, World
Publication Year1997
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorArther Ferrill
Subject AreaHistory
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN97-001420
TitleLeadingThe
Table Of Content* Prehistoric Warfare * Ancient Near Eastern Warfare: The Copper-Bronze Age * Assyria and Persia: The Age of Iron * Classical Greek Warfare * The Military Revolution * Alexander the Great and the Origins of Modern War
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisChallenging the approach of military histories which start with the Graeco-Persian wars and emphasize the pre-eminence of Greek heavy infantry, this account traces the origins of war, not to the Iron Age or even the Bronze Age, but to the emergence of settled life itself, nearly 10,000 years ago., When did war begin? Standard military accounts tend to start with the Graeco-Persian wars, laying undue emphasis on the preeminence of Greek heavy infantry. But, as this strikingly original and entertaining book shows, the origins of war can be traced back not to the Iron Age, or even to the Bronze Age, but to the emergence of settled life itself nearly 10,000 years ago. The military revolution that occurred then'the invention of major new weapons, the massive fortifications, the creation of strategy and tactics'ultimately gave rise to the great war machines of ancient Egypt, Assyria, and Persia that dominated the Near East until the time of Alexander the Great.It is Arther Ferrill's thesis that in the period before Alexander there were two independent lines of military development'a Near Eastern one culminating in the expert integration of cavalry, skirmishers, and light infantry and a Greek one based on heavy infantry. When Philip and Alexander blended the two traditions in their crack Macedonian army, the result was a style of warfare that continued, despite technological changes, down to Napoleon.This newly revised edition presents detailed and copiously illustrated accounts of all the major battles on land and sea up to the fourth century b.c., analyzes weapons from the sling to the catapult, and discusses ancient strategy and tactics, making this a book for armchair historians everywhere., When did war begin? Standard military accounts tend to start with the Graeco-Persian wars, laying undue emphasis on the preeminence of Greek heavy infantry. But, as this strikingly original and entertaining book shows, the origins of war can be traced back not to the Iron Age, or even to the Bronze Age, but to the emergence of settled life itself nearly 10,000 years ago. The military revolution that occurred then--the invention of major new weapons, the massive fortifications, the creation of strategy and tactics--ultimately gave rise to the great war machines of ancient Egypt, Assyria, and Persia that dominated the Near East until the time of Alexander the Great.It is Arther Ferrill's thesis that in the period before Alexander there were two independent lines of military development--a Near Eastern one culminating in the expert integration of cavalry, skirmishers, and light infantry and a Greek one based on heavy infantry. When Philip and Alexander blended the twotraditions in their crack Macedonian army, the result was a style of warfare that continued, despite technological changes, down to Napoleon.This newly revised edition presents detailed and copiously illustrated accounts of all the major battles on land and sea up to the fourth century b.c., analyzes weapons from the sling to the catapult, and discusses ancient strategy and tactics, making this a book for armchair historians everywhere., When did war begin? Standard military accounts tend to start with the Graeco-Persian wars. But this book shows that the origins of war can be traced back, not to the Iron Age, or even to the Bronze Ag
LC Classification NumberU29.F47 1997
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