A Sensory History Of Ancient Warfare

Author : Conor Whately
Publisher : Pen & Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 9781473895126
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Sensory History of Ancient Warfare written by Conor Whately and published by Pen & Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we attempt to understand the experience of those involved in ancient battles, sieges and campaigns? What was the visual impact of seeing the massed ranks of the enemy approaching or the sky darkened with their arrows? How did it feel to be trapped in the press of bodies as phalanxes clashed shield to shield? What of the taste of dust on the march or the smell of split blood and entrails? What of the rumble of approaching cavalry, the clash of iron weapons and the screams of the dying? The assault on all five senses which must have occurred is the subject of this innovative book. Sensory history is a new approach that attempts to understand the full spectrum of the experience of the participants in history. Conor Whately is the first to apply the discipline in a dedicated study of warfare in the classical world. He draws on literary, archaeological, reconstructive and comparative evidence to understand the human experience of the ancient battlefield in unprecedented depth.

Author : Conor Whately
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1473895146
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Sensory History of Ancient Warfare written by Conor Whately and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we attempt to understand the experience of those involved in ancient battles, sieges and campaigns? What was the visual impact of seeing the massed ranks of the enemy approaching or the sky darkened with their arrows? How did it feel to be trapped in the press of bodies as phalanxes clashed shield to shield? What of the taste of dust on the march or the smell of split blood and entrails? What of the rumble of approaching cavalry, the clash of iron weapons and the screams of the dying? The assault on all five senses which must have occurred is the subject of this innovative book. Sensory history is a new approach that attempts to understand the full spectrum of the experience of the participants in history. Conor Whately is the first to apply the discipline in a dedicated study of warfare in the classical world. He draws on literary, archaeological, reconstructive and comparative evidence to understand the human experience of the ancient battlefield in unprecedented depth.

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1398818623
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of War written by Chris McNab and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of War explains the dark but compelling story of warfare, from its emergence in prehistoric tribal disputes, through great imperial and global wars, to present-day counterinsurgency and 'hybrid' conflicts. Two factors sit at the heart of this story: technology - including weapons, vehicle systems, vehicles and tactics. A History of War charts the rise of the army, explaining how primitive tribal war parties evolved through seasonal levies and feudal armies to professional standing armies and mass conscription forces, with formal organisational structures. The narrative of A History of War is sewn together by the conflicts that have periodically reshaped history and created the roots of current conflict, from the crusades and two world wars to Cold War and the conflicts in the Middle East. The book provides summaries and insights into these disputes while recognising the human drama of conflict, with first-hand insight into the experience of combat.

Author : Harry Sidebottom
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192804707
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Warfare written by Harry Sidebottom and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-11-25 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book explores the ways in which ancient society thought about conflict. Many aspects of ancient warfare are examined from philosophy to the technical skills needed to fight"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Garrett G. Fagan
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004185984
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Perspectives on Ancient Warfare[electronic Resource] written by Garrett G. Fagan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "New Perspectives on Ancient Warfare" explores the armies of antiquity from Assyria and Persia, to classical Greece and Rome. The studies illustrate the ways in which technology, innovation, cultural exchange, and tactical developments transformed ancient warfare by land and sea.

Author : John Carman
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752495216
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Warfare written by John Carman and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009-11-16 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ambitious and innovative book sets out to establish a new understanding of human aggression and conflict in the distant past. Examining the evidence of warfare in prehistoric times and in the early historical period, John Carman and Anthony Harding throw fresh light on the motives and methods of the combatants. This study marks a significant new step in this fascinating and neglected subject, and sets the agenda for many years to come. By integrating archaeological and documentary research, the contributors seek to explain why some sides gained and others lost in battle and examine the impact of warfare on the social and political developments of early chiefdoms and states. Their conclusions suggest a new interpretation of the evolution of warfare from the Stone Age and the Bronze Age, through the military practice of the Ancient Greeks and the Romans, to the conflicts of the Anglo-Saxons and of medieval Europe.

Author : Geoff Lee
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443882364
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Warfare written by Geoff Lee and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides chapters on current research into ancient warfare. It is a collection with a wide-range, covering a long chronological spread, with many historical themes, including some that have recently been rather neglected. It has wide academic relevance to a number of on-going debates on themes in ancient warfare. Each topic covered is coherently presented, and offers convincing coverage of the subject area. There is a high standard of scholarship and presentation; chapters are well documented with extensive bibliographies. It is readable and successful in engaging the reader’s attention, and presents subject matter in an accessible way. The book will particularly appeal to professional historians, students and a wider audience of those interested in ancient warfare.

Author : Alfred S. Bradford
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313095159
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book With Arrow, Sword, and Spear written by Alfred S. Bradford and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-11-30 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most studies of ancient warfare focus only on the Greeks and the Romans, but this sweeping study covers the whole of the ancient world from Greece and Rome to the Near East, then eastward to Parthia, India, and China. Bradford transports the reader into the midst of ancient battles behind such great leaders as Thutmose III, Ashurbanipal, Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the First Emperor of China. He details the rise and fall of empires, the role of leadership, and the development of tactics and strategy. One sees the clash of peoples: nomads against agricultural societies, infantry against cavalry, as well as the greatest technological change in history—the combination of the composite bow and the chariot. This readable account analyzes ancient armies in terms of modern military doctrine, allowing the reader to make comparisons between the combatants. Recruitment, for example, varied tremendously with Romans drawing from a limited pool of recruits for service terms of twenty to thirty years and Chinese planners preferring a large pool with short-term service. While various types of governments prepared for and waged war in significantly different ways, Bradford finds that better organization led to success on the battlefield and that, for the most part, societal innovation was more important than technological innovation. The ongoing discussion of the lessons of ancient warfare around the globe will provide valuable insights for interested general readers and military professionals alike.

Author : Jared Kreiner
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527570401
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Warfare, Volume II written by Jared Kreiner and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-03 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume demonstrates the wide array of topics in ancient warfare currently studied by researchers around the world. Arranged chronologically in Greek and Roman history sections, the book takes readers through all manner of current research topics on ancient warfare, from traditional battle narratives or strategic analyses of campaigns, through the logistical considerations of armies in the field, to the ideology of women in war and mythology. The study of ancient war deals with a myriad of different topics and deals with themes in all types of history: social, cultural, economic, religious, literary, numismatical, epigraphical, ethnographical, topographical, prosopographical, and mythical, as well as the usual political and military. The study of ancient war is a field that is growing in popularity and continues to surprise us with many innovative new ideas, as shown in this collection of papers by established academics and current graduate students.

Author : Michael Whitby
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Ancient Battles, 3 Volume Set written by Michael Whitby and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focused on battle narratives of the classical world on land and at sea, this three-volume reference covers Archaic Greece in the eighth century BC to the rise of Islam in the seventh century AD. Three-volume reference on land and sea battles of the classical world from Archaic Greece in the eighth century BC to the rise of Islam in the seventh century AD Concentrates on narratives of specific battles, sieges, campaigns, and wars Contains the most complete and up-to-date scholarship on the subject Organized by individual wars, with chronological entries for each battle Brings together a distinguished, international group of experts on ancient military history Get the digital version at www.encyclopediaofancientbattles.com.