Monographie

Ancient armies of the Middle East / text by Terence Wise ; colour plates by Angus McBride

Type de contenu
  • Texte
Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
Type de support
  • Volume
Titre(s)
  • Ancient armies of the Middle East / text by Terence Wise ; colour plates by Angus McBride
Auteur(s)
Autre(s) auteur(s)
Publication
  • London : Osprey
Date de copyright
  • C 1981
Description matérielle
  • 1 vol. (40 p.-[8] p. de pl.) : ill. en noir et en coul., carte, couv. ill. en coul. ; 25 cm
Collection
  • Men-at-arms series 109
ISBN
  • 0-85045-384-4
  • 978-0-85045-384-3
EAN
  • 9780850453843
Appartient à la collection
  • Men-at-Arms Series London Osprey 25 cm 109
Classification décimale Dewey
  • 355.809
  • 355.009 394
Note sur la description bibliographique
  • Notices biographiques des auteurs
  • Publisher description
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Bibliogr. p. 2. Index
Résumé ou extrait
  • Explores some of the peoples who comprised the ancient armies of the Middle East: the Sumerians, who were the first to introduce the use of bronze into warfare, and were centuries ahead of the Egyptians in the use of the wheel; the Akkadians, whose citizen army was composed almost entirely of light troops; the Babylonians, whose people were granted land in return for army service; the horned warriors of the Elamites; the Egyptians, with thier heavy spearmen and archers; the tribal and warlike Libyans; Nubians and Ethiopians; the Hyksos; the armies of the Hittite Empire; the Sea People and others.
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