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Imagine a book about an unnecessary war written by the ruthless general of an occupying army - a vivid and dramatic propaganda piece that forces the reader to identify with the conquerors and that is designed, like the war itself, to fuel the limitless political ambitions of the author. Could such a campaign autobiography ever be a great work of literature - perhaps even one of the greatest? It would be easy to think not, but such a book exists -and...
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320 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm
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From the Publisher: A global history of ancient warfare, covering Egypt, the Near East, Greece, Rome, Central Asia, India, China, Korea, Japan, and the Americas. In this new survey of ancient warfare, a group of distinguished historians and archaeologists discusses major battles and wars from around the world. The book ranges in time from 8000 BC and the earliest evidence of warfare in northern Iraq to the armies of the Aztecs and Incas half a millennium...
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32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm.
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Experience life as an ancient Persian foot soldier! Discover how the ancient Persians built the worlds first empire. Learn about their fighting methods and excellent archery skills. Find out how the Persian invention of the scythed war chariot forever changed how land battles were fought.
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