Greek and Macedonian Art of War (eBook)

Frank E. Adcock (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
118 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-34079-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This informal history traces battle tactics and military strategy from the time of the city-states' phalanxes of spearmen to the far-reaching combined operations of specialized land and sea forces in the Hellenistic Age. The author first describes the attitude of the Greek city-state toward war, and shows the military conventions and strategies associated with it. He then recounts how the art of war gradually evolved into new forms through the contributions of such men as the great commander Epaminondas, Philip of Macedon, his son Alexander the Great, and others. He also discusses the independence of land and sea power, describes the first use of calvary, and tells of the ingenious Greek devices of siegecraft, including the "e;fifth column."e;This informal history traces battle tactics and military strategy from the time of the city-states' phalanxes of spearmen to the far-reaching combined operations of specialized land and sea forces in the Hellenistic Age. The author first descr</DIV

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.4.2023
• Reihe/Serie: Sather Classical Lectures
• Reihe/Serie: Sather Classical Lectures
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Alexander the Great • Ancient Greece • Art of war • Battle tactics • City States • Classical Studies • Epaminondas • Fifth Column • greek and roman war • greek battles • greek war devices • Hellenistic Age • land and sea battles • military conventions • military history • Military Strategy • phalanxes • Philip of Macedon • siegecraft • spearmen
• ISBN-10: 0-520-34079-5 / 0520340795
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-34079-4 / 9780520340794