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050 00 $aU29$b.G2333 2002
082 00 $a355/.0093$221
100 1 $aGabriel, Richard A.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79125892
245 14 $aThe great armies of antiquity /$cRichard A. Gabriel.
260 $aWestport, Conn. :$bPraeger,$c2002.
300 $axxi, 430 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [389]-403) and index.
505 00 $tForeword /$rJ. Boone Bartholomees, Jr. --$g1.$tWar in the Ancient World: 2500 B.C.E.-1453 C.E. --$g2.$tThe World's First Armies, Sumer and Akkad: 3500-2200 B.C.E. --$g3.$tThe Armies of the Pharaohs: 3200-1000 B.C.E. --$g4.$tThe Hittites and Iron Weapons: 1450-1180 B.C.E. --$g5.$tThe Mitanni and the War Chariot: 1480-1335 B.C.E. --$g6.$tThe Armies of the Bible: 1250-928 B.C.E. --$g7.$tThe Iron Army of Assyria: 890-612 B.C.E. --$g8.$tChinese Armies: The Shang and Zhou Periods: 1750-256 B.C.E. --$g9.$tPersia and the Art of Logistics: 546-330 B.C.E. --$g10.$tThe Greek Way of War: Classical and Imperial Periods: 500-323 B.C.E. --$g11.$tCarthaginian Armies: 814-146 B.C.E. --$g12.$tArmies of Ancient India: Vedic and Imperial Periods: 1200-120 B.C.E. --$g13.$tRome: The Armies of the Caesars: 753 B.C.E.-378 C.E. --$g14.$tBarbarian Armies: Iberians, Gauls, Germans, and Goths: 250 B.C.E.-378 C.E. --$g15.$tThe Army of Byzantium: 476-1453 C.E. --$g16.$tThe Vikings: Raiders from the Open Sea: 780-1070 C.E. --
505 80 $g17.$tThe Arab Armies: 600-850 C.E. --$g18.$tThe Japanese Way of War: 200-1300 C.E. --$g19.$tThe Mongols: 1206-1294 C.E. --$g20.$tThe Ottomans: 1300-1453 C.E. --$g21.$tThe Evolution of Modern War: 1453-2002 C.E.
520 1 $a"Gabriel examines 18 ancient army systems, examining 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 specific operational capabilities of each army are analyzed to explain how certain technical limitations and societal/cultural imperatives affected the operational capabilities of ancient armies.
520 8 $aCross-cultural and cross-historical connections ground the analysis in the larger historical context of the ancient world."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aArmies$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aMilitary art and science$xHistory$yTo 500.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90004322
650 0 $aMilitary history, Ancient.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85085208
852 00 $bglx$hU29$i.G2333 2002