The Western way of war
infantry battle in classical Greece
by Victor Davis Hanson
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"The Western Way of War draws from an extraordinary range of sources to describe what actually took place on the battlefield. It is the first study to explore the actual mechanics of classical Greek battle from the vantage point of the infantryman - the brutal spear-thrusting, the difficulty of fighting in heavy bronze armor that made it hard to see and hear as well as to move, and the fear.".
"This account of what happened on the killing fields of the ancient Greeks shows that their style of armament and battle was contrived to minimize time and loss of life by making the battle experience decisive and appalling. Linking this new style of fighting to the rise of constitutional government, Hanson raises new issues and questions old assumptions about the history of war."--BOOK JACKET.
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Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
2009, University of California Press
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The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
February 11, 2000, University of California Press
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The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
November 29, 1990, Oxford University Press, USA
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The Western way of war: infantry battle in classical Greece
1989, Knopf, Distributed by Random House
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Bibliography: p. [231]-234.
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