Displaying 1 of 1 1999 Format: Book Author: Hanson, Victor Davis. Title: The wars of the ancient Greeks : and their invention of western military culture / Victor Davis Hanson ; general editor, John Keegan. Publisher, Date: London : Cassell, 1999. Description: 224 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm Summary: "The history of warfare in Ancient Greece from the heroic age of the city-states to the coming of Rome, written for the interested general reader and the military enthusiast by the leading expert in the field."--Jacket. Series: The Cassell history of warfare Cassell history of warfare. Subjects: Generals -- Greece -- Biography. Military history, Ancient. Greece -- History, Military -- To 146 B.C. Genre: Biographies. Other Author: Keegan, John, 1934-2012. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index. Contents: A Millennium of Greek wars -- Notable Greeks at war -- Introduction: The Greek military legacy -- 1. Early Greek Fighting (1400-750) -- 2. The Rise of the City-State and the Invention of Western Warfare (750-490) -- 3. The Great Wars (490-362) -- 4. The Second Military Revolution (362-336) -- 5. Alexander the Great and the Creation of Hellenistic Warfare (335-146) -- Conclusion: The Hellenic legacy. Web Site: Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 99495005 ISBN: 0304352225 9780304352227 0304352225 Other Number: 59376228 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 92262 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 355.00938 Hanson Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
