Arther Ferrill, "The Origins Of War: From The Stone Age To Alexander The Great, Revised Edition (History & Warfare)"
Publisher: Westview | 1997 | ISBN 0813333024 | PDF | 240 pages | 39.2 MB
Publisher: Westview | 1997 | ISBN 0813333024 | PDF | 240 pages | 39.2 MB
The origins of war can be traced back to the emergence of settled life nearly 10,000 years ago. This newly revised edition of Professor Arther Ferrill's thesis presents detailed and copiously illustrated accounts of all major battles on land and sea up to the fourth century B.C., analyzes weapons from the sling to the catapult, and discusses ancient strategy and tactics, making it a book for armchair historians everywhere.
