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• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• File Size : 33,6 Mb
• Release Date : 25 November 2004

"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 : Oxford University Press
• File Size : 47,6 Mb
• Release Date : 25 July 2013

Warfare is one of the most dangerous threat faced by modern humanity. It is also one of the key influences that has shaped the politics, economics, and culture of the

• Publisher : OUP Oxford
• File Size : 25,6 Mb
• Release Date : 25 November 2004

Greek and Roman warfare differed from other cultures and was unlike any other forms of warfare before and after. The key difference is often held to be that the Greeks

• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• File Size : 54,9 Mb
• Release Date : 01 September 2016

The war instinct is part of human nature, but the means to fight war depend on technology. Alex Roland traces the co-evolution of technology and warfare from the Stone Age

• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• File Size : 55,5 Mb
• Release Date : 17 June 2024

This book explores the lands of the ancient Near East from around 3200 BCE to 539 BCE. The earth-shaking changes that marked this era include such fundamental inventions as the wheel and

• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• File Size : 34,6 Mb
• Release Date : 17 June 2024

Humans were born armed. Before Homo sapiens first walked the Earth, proto-humans had manufactured spears and other tools not only to hunt and defend themselves but also to attack other

• Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
• File Size : 27,6 Mb
• Release Date : 30 May 2013

Using a combination of archaeological data, textual analysis, and ancient documents, this Very Short Introduction to the Trojan War investigates whether or not the war actually took place, whether archaeologists

• Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
• File Size : 47,6 Mb
• Release Date : 17 June 2024

"A book about the samurai from their origins in the eighth and ninth centuries until their demise in the mid-nineteenth century. It dispels a lot of myths about the samurai

• Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
• File Size : 49,8 Mb
• Release Date : 25 February 2021

Vividly written and based on up-to-date scholarship, this title provides an interpretive overview of the international history of the Cold War.

• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• File Size : 24,6 Mb
• Release Date : 24 February 2011

Sheds light on the concept of late antiquity and the events of its time, showing that this was in fact a period of great transformation