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Comprehensive visual guide to key battles and warfare of the Ancient era. Arranged by type of warfare, Ancient Warfare Illustrated Atlas is an essential companion for understanding classical warfare. Using specially-commissioned maps and artworks, the book shows in detail the methods by which armies, including Assyrians and Roman forces, prevailed over their foes, and why others failed. War elephants, chariots, cavalry; ringmail, belly-bows and spears; Kadesh, Alesia, Masada – Ancient Warfare Illustrated Atlas describes the equipment, weapons and tactics of soldiers in Europe and the Middle East in an age before gunpowder. The book explores the tactics required to win battles and points out how little has changed in some respects in the art of war. Using specially-commissioned maps and artworks to illustrate the battles, equipment and tactics of the era, the book shows in detail the methods by which armies, including Assyrian, Egyptian, Greek and Roman forces, prevailed over their foes, and why other armies were far less successful. Arranged by type of warfare – from infantry to mounted warfare to siege and finally naval warfare – Ancient Warfare Illustrated Atlas is an essential companion for any reader in warfare in the classical age. AUTHORS: Dr Simon Anglim is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of War Studies at King's College London. He previously taught at Brunei University, the University of Surrey and in the Sultanate of Oman. Rob S. Rice teaches courses at the American Military University. He has published articles in the Oxford Companion to American Military History and contributed to Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World, Fighting Techniques of the Early Modern World, Battles of the Ancient World, Battles of the Bible, Fighting Techniques of Naval Warfare, and Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Era. Scott M Rusch studied Greek and Roman history at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his Ph.D. in 1997. Reflecting his lifelong interest in military history, he examined in his dissertation Greek military operations during the Peloponnesian War. He has written on ancient military history for many publications. SELLING POINTS: . A highly-illustrated guide to warfare in the classical world . Specially-commissioned maps illuminate the battles for the reader, while annotations and captions explain the development of the action step-by-step . Tactics, weapons, and equipment of the ancient armies explained 20 maps, 50 artworks and 160 photos

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Simon Anglim is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of War Studies at King's College London. Phyllis G. Jestice is the Chair of the Department of History, College of Charleston, South Carolina. Rob S. Rice is a professor at the American Military University. Scott M. Rusch has a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. John Serrati is the director of the Museum of Classical Antiquities at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

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