{"product_id":"the-origins-of-war-from-the-stone-age-to-alexander-the-great-revised-edition-history-warfare","title":"The Origins Of War: From The Stone Age To Alexander The Great, Revised Edition (History \u0026 Warfare)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"203\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"52\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arther Ferrill\u003cbr data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"70\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"80\"\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"104\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"116\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003cbr data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"121\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"133\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"146\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"166\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003cbr data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"173\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"190\"\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18-04-1997\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"890\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"217\"\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"220\"\u003eWhen did war begin? Standard military accounts tend to start with the Graeco-Persian wars, laying undue emphasis on the preeminence of Greek heavy infantry. But, as this strikingly original and entertaining book shows, the origins of war can be traced back not to the Iron Age, or even to the Bronze Age, but to the emergence of settled life itself nearly 10,000 years ago. The military revolution that occurred then—the invention of major new weapons, the massive fortifications, the creation of strategy and tactics—ultimately gave rise to the great war machines of ancient Egypt, Assyria, and Persia that dominated the Near East until the time of Alexander the Great.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"1340\"\u003eIt is Arther Ferrill's thesis that in the period before Alexander there were two independent lines of military development—a Near Eastern one culminating in the expert integration of cavalry, skirmishers, and light infantry and a Greek one based on heavy infantry. When Philip and Alexander blended the two traditions in their crack Macedonian army, the result was a style of warfare that continued, despite technological changes, down to Napoleon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1641\"\u003eThis newly revised edition presents detailed and copiously illustrated accounts of all the major battles on land and sea up to the fourth century B.C., analyzes weapons from the sling to the catapult, and discusses ancient strategy and tactics, making this a book for armchair historians everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1643\" data-end=\"1741\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1643\" data-end=\"1651\"\u003eEAN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780813333021\u003cbr data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1668\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1668\" data-end=\"1691\"\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.8 x 6.0 x 0.9 inches\u003cbr data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"1717\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"1731\"\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49886015095088,"sku":"Sarat_9780813333021","price":4875.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/routledge-book-default-title-the-origins-of-war-from-the-stone-age-to-alexander-the-great-revised-edition-history-warfare-41110186688816.jpg?v=1775962543","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/the-origins-of-war-from-the-stone-age-to-alexander-the-great-revised-edition-history-warfare","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}