Caesar's Gallic triumph: the Battle of Alesia 52BC
Caesar's Gallic triumph: the Battle of Alesia, 52BC
In 52BC at Alesia, Julius Caesar's heavily outnumbered army utterly defeated the forces of the Gallic tribes led by Vercingetorix and completed the Roman conquest of Gaul. Peter Inker reconstructs the battle and siege in graphic detail, and questions common assumptions about the…
Caesar's Gallic triumph: the Battle of Alesia, 52BC
In 52BC at Alesia, Julius Caesar's heavily outnumbered army utterly defeated the forces of the Gallic tribes led by Vercingetorix and completed the Roman conquest of Gaul. Peter Inker reconstructs the battle and siege in graphic detail, and questions common assumptions about the…
"This volume sheds fresh light upon the phenomenon of narrative doubling in the Hebrew Bible. Through an interdisciplinary model the author defines the notion of narrative analogy in relation to other literatures where it has been studied, such as English Renaissance drama, and …
"This volume sheds fresh light upon the phenomenon of narrative doubling in the Hebrew Bible. Through an interdisciplinary model the author defines the notion of narrative analogy in relation to other literatures where it has been studied, such as English Renaissance drama, and …
An introductory military history of the American Civil War, Shades of Blue and Gray places the 1861-1865 conflict within the broad context of evolving warfare. Emphasizing technology and its significant impact, Hattaway includes valuable material on land and sea mines, minesweep…
An introductory military history of the American Civil War, Shades of Blue and Gray places the 1861-1865 conflict within the broad context of evolving warfare. Emphasizing technology and its significant impact, Hattaway includes valuable material on land and sea mines, minesweep…
"The Battle of Maldon is one of the most important texts of the Anglo-Saxon age. Using his own vivid translations of the Old English verse, Mark Atherton evokes the chaotic ebb and flow of the battle while also placing Maldon in the context of its age. In doing so, The Battle of…
The Battle of Marathon
by Showalter, Dennis E., Kagan, Donald, Krentz, Peter
fromYale library of military history
"Beginning his analysis with the Athenians' first formal contact with the Persians in 507 B.C., [Peter] Krentz weaves together ancient evidence with travelers' descriptions, archaeological discoveries, geological surveys, and the experiences of modern reenactors and soldiers to …
Italy 1636 uses the French and Savoyard invasion of Spanish Lombardy in 1636 to explore the operation of early modern armies through a neo-Darwinian lens, uncovering the universal features of human behaviour and psychology as they relate to violence and war.
