9780520260092-0520260090-The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece

The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece

ISBN-13: 9780520260092
ISBN-10: 0520260090
Edition: Second Edition, With a New Preface
Author: Victor Davis Hanson
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback 320 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780520260092
ISBN-10: 0520260090
Edition: Second Edition, With a New Preface
Author: Victor Davis Hanson
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback 320 pages

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The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece (ISBN-13: 9780520260092 and ISBN-10: 0520260090), written by authors Victor Davis Hanson, was published by University of California Press in 2009. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Greece (Ancient Civilizations History) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Greece books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $4.35.

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The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politics―that the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizens―but also the central act of Western warfare, the decisive infantry battle. Instead of ambush, skirmish, or combat between individual heroes, the Greeks of the fifth century B.C. devised a ferocious, brief, and destructive head-on clash between armed men of all ages. In this bold, original study, Victor Davis Hanson shows how this brutal enterprise was dedicated to the same outcome as consensual government―an unequivocal, instant resolution to dispute. Linking this new style of fighting to the rise of constitutional government, Hanson raises new issues and questions old assumptions about the history of war. A new preface addresses recent scholarship on Greek warfare.

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