Force Projection in the Punic Wars: Contrasting Approaches - Couverture souple

U.S. Army Command And General Staff College

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 150287735X ISBN 13 : 9781502877352

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

This book examines how several ancient states dealt with the issues of military recruitment, how they differed and ultimately how these varying approaches met the needs of their countries. A general overview of how ancient Mediterranean democracies raised and equipped forces to conduct operations that steadily moved from local defense to enforcing inter state policy will be given. Specifically the cases of Rome and Carthage will then be examined and contrasted. The emphasis will be on the mechanics of how states actually recruited their forces, how commanders were appointed, how they were trained, what they were expected and asked to do by their governments, and how successful were they in prosecuting these goals. This analysis postulates that it is against a democratic state’s long term interests to rely on non- government, for profit (mercenary) military and security forces.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 150287735X
• ISBN 13: 9781502877352
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 78
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible