military history, ancient

"Leaders, strategies, tactics, and weapons--it's all here, combined with short, powerful chapters and historical images" Looks at twelve famous military battles and their leaders including Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, William "Braveheart" Wallace, and others.

Recounts the careers of women military leaders from contemporary sources and medieval chronicles.

Looks at battles that were fought during ancient times through 554 A.D., describing the battles, leaders, and technology that cinched success, or ensured defeat.

A comprehensive study of ancient warfare tracing the advances in technology and battle tactics from the Bronze and Iron Ages to the fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth century C.E.

Presents information on significant battles, military leaders, and weapons and technology of ancient Rome from 400 BCE to 31 BCE, arranged alphabetically by topic. Includes references for each entry, cross-references, and an index.

Examines the military history of the Greek world from the Greco-Persian Wars through the conquests of Alexander the Great, discussing how warfare tactics and politics influenced Greek culture and still influence the western world and its Greco-Roman culture.

Presents the typical experience of a warrior in each of these military cultures, using contemporary narratives, bloodless reenactments of battles, current views of the terrain, computer graphics reproductions, and artwork (sculpture, painting, etc.) from the period described.