Understanding Ancient Battle: Combat in the Classical World from the Unit Commander’s Perspective - Couverture rigide

Elton, Hugh

 
9781526753977: Understanding Ancient Battle: Combat in the Classical World from the Unit Commander’s Perspective
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ISBN 10 : 1526753979 ISBN 13 : 9781526753977
Editeur : Pen & Sword Military, 2023

Synopsis

Uncover the intricacies of ancient warfare from unit commanders' perspectives, with an overview of equipment, tactics, formations, and leadership through detailed case studies, accompanied by expert analysis and illustrations.

Traditional military history of battles focussed on the strategies of great leaders, though in modern times many scholars have discussed the 'face of battle', describing the personal experience of the ordinary soldier. But in between, there still lies a major gap in our understanding of ancient combat: the officer's battle. This focuses on how units actually fought and manoeuvred in battle. Hugh Elton seeks to redress this through analysis of the interaction of equipment, morale, leadership, and terrain.

After discussing source material and the general model of warfare the author follows, this book outlines by major periods what we know of equipment, organization and tactics, then shows how battle worked in a series of case studies including include Marathon, Issus, Cannae, Cynoscephalae, Mons Graupius, and Adrianople. A total of twenty-four battles are analyzed between the fifth-century BCE and the sixth century CE, covering the wars described by the great historians between Herodotus and Procopius, including accounts written by the soldiers Xenophon, Julius Caesar, and Ammianus Marcellinus.

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À propos de l?auteur

Hugh Elton is Professor of Ancient History & Classics at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, specializing in Roman and Late Roman political and military history and the regions of Cilicia and Isauria in southern Turkey.

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Éditeur
Pen & Sword Military
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1526753979
ISBN 13 
9781526753977
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
208
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Personne responsable
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