The great armies of Antiquity
- ISBN: 9780275978099
- Editorial: Praeger Publishers
- Fecha de la edición: 2002
- Lugar de la edición: Westport. Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 430
- Idiomas: Inglés
Gabriel examines 18 ancient army systems, examinig the organizational structure and weapons employed and the degree to which cultural values and imperatives shaped the form and application of military force. The tactical doctrines and spedcigfic operational capabilities of each army are analyzed to explain how certain technical limitations and societal/cultural imperatives affected the operational capabilities of ancient armies. Cross-cultural and cross-historical connections ground the analysis in the larger historical context of the ancient world.
Foreword
Preface
War in the Ancient World
The World's First Armies, Sumer, and Akkad
The Armies of the Pharaohs
The Hittites and Iron Weapons
The Mitanni and the War Chariot
The Armies of the Bible
The Iron Army of Assyria
Chinese Armies: The Shang and Zhou Periods
Persia and the Art of Logistics
The Greek Way of War: Classical and Imperial Periods
Carthaginian ArmiesArmies of India: Vedic and Imperial Periods
Rome: The Armies of the Caesars
Barbarian Armies: Iberians, Gauls, Germans, and Goths
The Army of ByzantiumThe Vikings: Raiders from the Open Sea
The Arab Armies
The Japanese Way of War
The Mongols
The OttomansThe Evolution of Modern WarBibliographyIndex
