The Western Way of War
Subtitle: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: February 11, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780520219113
Subjects: European history: BCE to c 500 CE; Warfare & Defence; World history: BCE to c 500 CE; Military; Ancient Greece - History; Military History - Ancient; History - Military / War; Military art and science; Ancient Greece; Ancient World; Military - General; Ancient - Greece; History / Ancient / General; Greece; Military - Other; History; Infantry drill and tactics
Description: "The Western Way of War draws from an extraordinary range of sources to describe what actually took place on the battlefield. It is the first study to explore the actual mechanics of classical Greek battle from the vantage point of the infantryman - the brutal spear-thrusting, the difficulty of fighting in heavy bronze armor that made it hard to see and hear as well as to move, and the fear.".

"This account of what happened on the killing fields of the ancient Greeks shows that their style of armament and battle was contrived to minimize time and loss of life by making the battle experience decisive and appalling. Linking this new style of fighting to the rise of constitutional government, Hanson raises new issues and questions old assumptions about the history of war."--BOOK JACKET.