Publisher's Synopsis
Discover the Greatest Armies in History and Their Secret Strategies For Warfare Get ready to take a journey through the history of the ancient Greek, Egyptian and Roman armies. Specifically, you should be ready to discover the strategies and weapons used by each army and how they helped make the military what it is today.
In this book, we are going to show how ancient commanders and their military men played a crucial role in determining who would control the world-its resources and its wealth. We will talk about the early history of warfare and how, through its sometimes brutal and devastating battles, we've learned how to defend our country from the threat of tyranny and oppression. In ancient times, some cultures regarded serving in the military as an honor and a duty-while in others, it was a requirement. In this book, we are going to explore each of these cultures and how they formed their militaries, how they innovated on the battlefield, and how they conquered nations against all odds. We'll also cover how ancient militaries shaped-defined the course-of the world we live in today. When you Download this Book You'll Also Discover:- How business people in ancient Greece made some of the best army recruits
- How military action eventually birthed democracy
- The exact formation ancient Greek soldiers used to defeat their enemies
- How ancient Greeks would consult their gods before deciding to go to war
- How ancient Rome grew from a small town on the Tiber River to a massive empire
- The legend of Romulus who was said to have been raised by a wolf woman and who started Rome
- The differences between Egyptian, Chinese and Greek styles of fighting
- How the ancient Greeks would defeat whole armies-without attacking or doing a single thing to them
- How ancient Greek naval tactics are employed in today's Navy
- How the Romans were able to conquer the more technologically advanced Greek armies
- The most powerful Roman Military leaders
- How the primitive ancient Egyptians were able to conquer massive territories
- How American Civil War soldiers took a page out of the ancient Greeks' combat book
- How Caesar ascended to be dictator of Rome
- The military tactics of the Roman army
- How the Romans "Romanized" the territories they conquered
- How the Greeks killed babies they considered weak
- How the ancient Egyptians perfected the chariot and turned it into the ultimate killing machine
- How the ancient Romans conquered vast territories-without being particularly skilled at warfare
- Ancient Egypt's greatest warrior, king Thuthmose III
- Much, much more
