Ancient World Commanders by Angus Konstam

Ancient World Commanders by Angus Konstam

Ancient World Commanders from antiquity to the medieval period, including the main military leaders of Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Israel, Greece, Rome, Carthage, Huns, Goths, Visigoths, Alans, Vandals, Kievan, Rus, The Vikings, Moors, Franks, Normans, Mongols. From the mythological warrior Achilles to the Chinese general and strategist Zhou Yu, this superbly illustrated book describes more than 160 prominent war leaders of the ancient world-from the beginning of recorded history in about 2,000 BC, to the end of the 5th century AD.

Angus Konstam is an acclaimed military and naval historian, and one of Osprey's most experienced and respected authors with over 35 titles in print. These Osprey titles include British Battlecruisers 1939-45, British Motor Torpedo Boats 1939-45, and the forthcoming two volume study; British Battleships 1939-45, all of which form part of the New Vanguard list. Other titles include Spanish Armada 1588, Pirates, British Forts in the Age of Arthur and Piracy: The Complete History. He has also written over two dozen larger book for other publishers.

A former naval officer, underwater archaeologist and maritime museum curator, Angus has a long and passionate love affair with the sea, maritime history and warships. He makes regular television and radio appearances, and has held events at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Angus is now a full-time writer and historian, as well as being a board member of the Society of Authors, and Publishing Scotland.

For more details visit the author's website at www.anguskonstam.com The author lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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ISBN 13	9781906347291
ISBN 10	1906347298
Title	Ancient World Commanders
Author	Angus Konstam
Series	Commanders
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Compendium Publishing
Year published	2008-09-18
Number of pages	192
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