The Wars of the Ancient Greeks

The Wars of the Ancient Greeks And Their Invention of Western Military Culture - The Cassell History of Warfare

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Publisher's Synopsis

Western warfare as we understand it today has its foundations in the warfare of the ancient Greeks. Regardless of terrain or troop strength, ancient Greek armies historically maintained battlefield superiority. This volume covers the development of warfare in Greece from the heroic age of city-states to the coming of Rome. It looks at the social, cultural and economic background of warmaking, giving dramatic descriptions of encounters on the battlefield. Tracking the history of the hoplite and the phalanx from the citizen militia to Philip, the Greek who shifted the military stance from defensive to offensive and concludes with his son Alexander the Great, whose career and legacy are infamous.

Book information

ISBN: 9780304352227
Publisher: Orion
Imprint: Orion Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 355.00938
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 1038g
Height: 272mm
Width: 205mm
Spine width: 26mm