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With arrow, sword, and spear : a history of warfare in the ancient world
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With arrow, sword, and spear : a history of warfare in the ancient world

Author: Alfred S Bradford; Pamela M Bradford
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Alfred S Bradford; Pamela M Bradford
ISBN: 0275952592 9780275952594
OCLC Number: 42682582
Description: xviii, 312 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: pt. I. The ancient east. Civilized war -- The Egyptians -- The chariot people -- The Egyptian empire -- Balance of power -- The Hebrews -- The Assyrians -- The Medes and Chaldaeans -- The Persians -- pt. II. The Greeks. The Greek way of war -- "Go tell the Spartans" -- The Peloponnesian (Archidamian) War -- The Peloponnesian (Decelean) War -- The demise of hoplite warfare -- Philip and the Macedonians -- Alexander the Great -- Into India and beyond -- pt. III. The East. India: Chandragupta -- China: spring and autumn -- China: the Warring States -- China: the former Han -- China: the later Han -- The Parthians -- pt. IV. The Roman republic. The development of the Roman system -- Hannibal -- The conquest of the Mediterranean -- The breakdown of the Roman system -- Julius Caesar -- pt. V. The Roman empire. The creation of the empire -- The army of Trajan -- The ascendancy of the army -- The awful third century -- Reform and revolution -- The fall of Rome.
Responsibility: Alfred S. Bradford ; illustrated by Pamela M. Bradford

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