With Arrow, Sword, and Spear
Subtitle: a history of warfare in the ancient world
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780760792575
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part I : The ancient East.; title: Civilized war; title: The Egyptians; title: The chariot people; title: The Egyptian empire; title: Balance of power; title: The Hebrews; title: The Assyrians; title: The Medes and Chaldaeans; title: The Persians; title: Part II : The Greeks.; title: The Greek way of war; title: "Go tell the Spartans"; title: The Peloponnesian (Archidamian) War; title: The Peloponnesian (Decelean) War; title: The demise of hoplite warfare; title: Philip and the Macedonians; title: Alexander the Great; title: Into India and beyond; title: Part III : The East. India:; title: Chandragupta; title: China: spring and autumn; title: China: the warring states; title: China : the former Han; title: China : the later Han; title: The Parthians; title: Part IV : The Roman republic.; title: The development of the Roman system; title: Hannibal; title: The conquest of the Mediterranean; title: The breakdown of the Roman system; title: Julius Caesar; title: Part V : The Roman empire.; title: The creation of the empire; title: The army of Trajan; title: The ascendancy of the army; title: The awful third century; title: Reform and revolution; title: The fall of Rome