Soldiers' Lives through History - The Ancient World
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Soldiers' Lives through History - The Ancient World by Richard A Gabriel
The next thousand years saw the emergence of iron weapons, the chariot, the standing professional army, military academies, general staffs, military training, permanent arms industries, written texts on tactics, military procurement, logistics systems, conscription, and military pay.
Aimed at the general reader or college-level researcher, this is an excellent introduction to the topic…This work is recommended for academic and public libraries with military history collections. * American Reference Books Annual *
American military historian Gabriel covers a period from the beginning of the Bronze Age, about 4,000 BCE through the end of the Roman and Byzantine Empires. First he addresses such aspects of military life as the physical conditions of soldiers, equipment, discipline and punishment, tactics, death and wounding, and military medical care. Then he profiles 18 major armies of antiquity, including those of Sumer and Akkad, China, Persia, Imperial Greece, Carthage, and Imperial Rome. * Reference & Research Book News *
American military historian Gabriel covers a period from the beginning of the Bronze Age, about 4,000 BCE through the end of the Roman and Byzantine Empires. First he addresses such aspects of military life as the physical conditions of soldiers, equipment, discipline and punishment, tactics, death and wounding, and military medical care. Then he profiles 18 major armies of antiquity, including those of Sumer and Akkad, China, Persia, Imperial Greece, Carthage, and Imperial Rome. * Reference & Research Book News *
Richard A. Gabriel is a military historian and the author of numerous books. He was Professor of History and Politics at the U.S. Army War College and Professor of Humanities and Ethics at Daniel Webster College. Among his many books are Empires At War: A Chronological Encyclopedia (Greenwood, 2005), The Great Captains of Antiquity (2001) and From Sumer To Rome: The Military Capabilities of Ancient Armies (1991).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780313333484 |
| ISBN 10 | 0313333483 |
| Title | Soldiers' Lives through History - The Ancient World |
| Author | Richard A Gabriel |
| Series | Soldiers' Lives Through History |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Year published | 2006-11-30 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
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