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Roman & Greek Warfare: Tactics, Equipment, Weapons & Battles of the Ancient Period

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A three title volume on warfare in the ancient world

No student of warfare in the ancient world must be without Eugene S. McCartney’s brilliant work on the subject. This book appears in its entirety as the first piece in this special Leonaur edition which also includes campaign and battlefield maps absent from other editions. McCartney’s research is exemplary; he not only gives examples of every aspect of Roman and Greek military tactics, formation, organisation, logistics, engineering and weapons but also provides a large number of examples of how and when they were employed-successfully or another way-by describing relevant campaigns and engagements. What makes this Leonaur volume particularly important for military historians is that reference is continuously made to Creasy’s classic work on the fifteen most decisive battles in history. Five of these conflicts took place in the ancient period and Creasy’s learned essays on these battles have been included here for simple reference when reading the principal text. Also cited in the principal text is Ralph Payne-Gallwey’s work on ancient artillery, such as the balista and catapult; that, complete with its excellent and detailed line drawings, concludes an essential volume with a purpose to fortify any library on warfare in the ancient world. Beneficial.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and aren’t facsimiles; each title is to be had in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.

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