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  • Ancient Battle Formations

    by Justin Swanton ...
    An analysis of ancient Greek, Roman, and Macedonian winning battle formations, from why they worked, the equipment and men used, and how they broke down.Justin Swanton examines the principal battle-winning formations of the ancient world, determining their composition, function and efficacy. An introductory chapter looks at the fundamental components of the principal battle formations of heavy and ... Read more

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  • Rome & Parthia: Empires at War

    Ventidius, Antony and the Second Romano-Parthian War, 40–20 BC

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
    A Roman historian examines the motivation and strategy behind Marc Anthony's invasion of Parthia and the reasons for its ultimate defeat.In the mid-first century BC, the Roman Empire was rivaled only by the Parthian Empire to the east. The first war between these two ancient superpowers resulted in the total defeat of Rome and the death of Marcus Crassus. When Rome collapsed into Civil War in the ... Read more

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  • Who Really Won the Battle of Marathon?

    A Bold Re-appraisal of One of History's Most Famous Battles

    by Constantinos Lagos, Fotis Karyanos ...
    Translated by John Carr ...
    "An excellent book" that takes a new look at the historic clash between the ancient Greeks and Persians ( Army Rumour Service).The Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, in which an Athenian-led Greek force defeated a Persian invasion, is one of the most decisive battles in antiquity, studied for centuries. It is famed as a triumph of the Greek hoplite heavy infantry phalanx against massively superior ... Read more

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  • Warfare in Neolithic Europe

    An Archaeological and Anthropological Analysis

    by Julian Maxwell Heath ...
    The Neolithic ('New Stone Age') marks the time when the prehistoric communities of Europe turned their backs on the hunter-gatherer lifestyle that they had followed for many thousands of years, and instead, became farmers. The significance of this switch from a lifestyle that had been based on the hunting and gathering of wild food resources, to one that involved the growing of crops and raising ... Read more

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  • Carthage's Other Wars

    Carthaginian Warfare Outside the 'Punic Wars' Against Rome

    by Dexter Hoyos ...
    "A very good read . . . and a reminder that the Romans were hardly the only imperialist warmongers of the ancient world." — StrategyPageCarthage was the western Mediterranean's first superpower, long before Rome, and her military history was powerful, eventful, and checkered even before her "Punic Wars" against Rome. Although characterized in the surviving sources and modern studies as a ... Read more

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  • The Goths

    by Simon MacDowall ...
    Series series Conquerors of the Roman Empire
    The fascinating history of "a race that simply would not accept defeat" ( Books Monthly).In the late fourth century, pressure from the Huns forced the Goths to cross the Danube into the Roman Empire. The resultant Battle of Adrianople in 378 was one of Rome's greatest defeats. Both western (Visigoth) and eastern (Ostrogoth) branches of the Goths had a complex relationship with the Romans, ... Read more

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  • A Storm of Spears

    Understanding the Greek Hoplite at War

    by Christopher Matthew ...
    A "practical and thought provoking" study of the ancient military tactic known as the phalanx—the classic battle formation used in historic Greek warfare ( The Historian).In ancient Greece, warfare was a fact of life, with every city brandishing its own fighting force. And the backbone of these classical Greek armies was the phalanx of heavily armored spearmen, or hoplites. These were the soldiers ... Read more

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  • The Collapse of Rome

    Marius, Sulla & the 1st Civil War (91-70 BC)

    by Gareth C. Sampson ...
    The fall and rise of ancient Rome from more than two decades of internal conflict, as its aristocracy took up arms against each other.By the early first century BC, the Roman Republic had already carved itself a massive empire and was easily the most powerful state in the Mediterranean. Roman armies had marched victoriously over enemies far and wide, but the Roman heartland was soon to feel the ... Read more

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  • Greece Against Rome

    The Fall of the Hellenistic Kingdoms 250–31 BC

    by Philip Matyszak ...
    The acclaimed ancient world historian examines the centuries-long decline of Greek powers in the face of the growing Roman threat.Towards the middle of the third century BC, the Hellenistic kingdoms were near their peak. In terms of population, economy and military power, each was vastly superior to Rome, not to mention in fields such as medicine, architecture, science, philosophy and literature. ... Read more

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  • Ancient Greeks at War

    Warfare in the Classical World from Agamemnon to Alexander

    by Simon Elliott ...
    "A detailed, insightful survey of Greek warfare" with illustrations and "many well-informed and highly perceptive observations" ( Choice).In this book, historian and archaeologist Simon Elliott considers the different fighting styles of Greek armies and discusses how Greek battles unfolded. Covering every aspect of warfare in the Ancient Greek world from the beginnings of Greek civilization to its ... Read more

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  • Fighting for America

    The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519–1871

    by Jeremy Black ...
    Series series Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
    "Fascinating . . . [a] 300-plus year history of North America" from the award-winning historian and author of The Holocaust: History & Memory ( Military Heritage).Prize-winning author Jeremy Black traces the competition for control of North America from the landing of Spanish troops under Hernán Cortés in modern Mexico in 1519 to 1871 when, with the Treaty of Washington and the withdrawal of most ... Read more

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  • Military History of Late Rome 425–457

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    A history of pivotal military and political events in Ancient Rome from 425 to 457 BC.Military History of Late Rome 425–457 analyses in great detail how the Romans coped with the challenge posed by masses of Huns in a situation in which the Germanic tribes had gained a permanent foothold in the territories of West Rome. This analysis reassesses the strategy and tactics of the period. The book ... Read more

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