Irregular Warfare in the Ancient World
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Release | : 2013 |
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Author | : Dan Powers |
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Total Pages | : 131 |
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Author | : Jeremy Armstrong |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2016-06-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004284850 |
Circum Mare: Themes in Ancient Warfare presents a thematic approach to current directions in ancient military studies with case studies on topics including the economics of warfare, military cohesion, military authority, irregular warfare, and sieges. Bringing together research on cultures from across the Mediterranean world, ranging from Pharaonic Egypt to Late Antique Europe and from Punic Spain to Persian Anatolia, the collection demonstrates both the breadth of the current field and a surprising number of synergies.
Author | : Adrienne Mayor |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 2008-12-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1590203747 |
"A comprehensive look at WMD's antecedents, from flamethrowers of the Peloponnesian War to plague-bearing booby traps.... Rich and entertaining." -Newsweek Featuring a new introduction by the author. Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease... are these terrifying agents and implements of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot. Weapons of biological and chemical warfare have been in use for thousands of years, and Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs, Adrienne Mayor's fascinating exploration of the origins of biological and unethical warfare draws extraordinary connections between the mythical worlds of Hercules and the Trojan War, the accounts of Herodotus and Thucydides, and modern methods of war and terrorism. Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs will catapult readers into the dark and fascinating realm of ancient war and mythic treachery-and their devastating consequences.
Author | : William Weir |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2008-09-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1461751098 |
Succinct accounts of 21 guerrilla conflicts in the twentieth century Wars covered include the Boer War, the Philippine War, World War I, the Russian Revolution, World War II, Vietnam, the Algerian War, the Afghan-Soviet War, and more The exploits of men like Lawrence of Arabia, Orde Wingate, Mao Zedong, and Che Guevera In war, whenever one side outnumbers and outguns the other, the outnumbered and outgunned side often resorts to guerrilla warfare to address the asymmetry and frequently achieves victory. The twentieth century produced scores of such conflicts, whether as sideshows of the world wars or as the main events in wars of revolution or liberation. Guerrilla Warfare examines twenty-one of these conflicts, shedding light on the remarkable capabilities of unconventional fighters to outlast and defeat their enemies.
Author | : Max Boot |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 809 |
Release | : 2013-01-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0871404249 |
As fitting for the 21st century as von Clausewitz's "On War" was in its own time, "Invisible Armies" is a complete global history of guerrilla uprisings through the ages.
Author | : John Arquilla |
Publisher | : Ivan R. Dee |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2011-07-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1566639085 |
Insurgent, Raiders and Bandits explores the history of irregular warfare over the past 250 years through the lives and campaigns ofFrom w the greatest masters of this mode of conflict. The book not only tells their stories, but shapes an alternate history of the world as seen through the eyes of those who made up for their small numbers with clever, unorthodox methods that often brought them victory. Their lesson for military affairs in our time must not be ignored.
Author | : Brian Hughes |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 2017-07-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 3319495267 |
This volume addresses the problem of small, irregular, and unconventional war across time and around the globe. The use of non-uniformed and often civilian combatants, with tactics eschewing pitched battles, is the most common form of warfare throughout history and comes in many forms. The collection works back in time beginning with the ‘Long War’ in present day Afghanistan and concluding with warfare in classical Greece. Along the way it engages with conflicts as diverse as the American Civil War and regional rebellion in Tudor England. Each case study provides unique insights into the practices, experiences, and discourses that have shaped this ubiquitous type of conflict. Readers interested in rebellion and repression, cultural and tactical interpretations of conflict, civilian strategies in wartime, the supposed ‘western way of war’, and the ways in which participants have framed and related their actions across a variety of spheres will find much of interest in these pages.
Author | : Williamson Murray |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2012-07-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107026083 |
Hybrid warfare has been an integral part of the historical landscape since the ancient world, but only recently have analysts - incorrectly - categorised these conflicts as unique. Great powers throughout history have confronted opponents who used a combination of regular and irregular forces to negate the advantage of the great powers' superior conventional military strength. As this study shows, hybrid wars are labour-intensive and long-term affairs; they are difficult struggles that defy the domestic logic of opinion polls and election cycles. Hybrid wars are also the most likely conflicts of the twenty-first century, as competitors use hybrid forces to wear down America's military capabilities in extended campaigns of exhaustion. Nine historical examples of hybrid warfare, from ancient Rome to the modern world, provide readers with context by clarifying the various aspects of conflicts and examining how great powers have dealt with them in the past.
Author | : Sir John Winthrop Hackett |
Publisher | : Checkmark Books |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780816024599 |
A comprehensive survey of the evolution of military systems up to the period of the late Roman Empire, analyzing the organization, tactics, armor, and weaponry of armies, and describing important battles and campaigns