| The Ancient Greeks Contributor(s): Sekunda, Nicholas (Author), McBride, Angus (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 085045686X ISBN-13: 9780850456868 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1986 Annotation: A series of books on the history, organization, appearance and equipment of famous fighting men of the past and present; and on the other aspects of military history which demand fuller and more flexible coverage than appropriate within our established Men-At-Arms series. The Elite titles cover subjects as diverse as the Ancient Greek city armies and the Western and Warsaw Pact forces of today, in the popular Men-At-Arms format but with extended text and captions, about 50 photographs and diagrams, and 12 full-color plates. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Ancient - History | Ancient - Greece |
| Dewey: 355.009 |
| LCCN: 86213795 |
| Series: Elite |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 7.26" W x 9.34" (0.46 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The cradle of western civilisation, the ancient Greek world, consisted of a series of independent city states some of which, such as Athens and Sparta, became major world powers. This authoritative volume by Nicholas Sekunda covers Greek warfare in the Classical Period, which stretches from the Greek victories over the Persian Empire to the death of Alexander the Great at the end of the 4th century. The book includes such famous battles such as Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis and offers a detailed account of Greek military dress during this period, supported by 12 full colour plates by Angus McBride. |