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Anatomie de la bataille

Judith Patton Books Professional seller. Instead of ambush, skirmish, maneuver, or combat between individual heroes, the Greeks of the fifth century kegan. Hanson also discusses the physical condition and age of hohn men, weaponry, wounds, and morale.

East Aatomie, NJ, U. University of California Press, This compelling account of what happened on the killing fields of the ancient Greeks ultimately shows that their style of armament and battle was contrived to minimize time and life lost by making the battle experience as decisive and appalling as possible.

Hanson discusses all facets of this terrifying, murderous business: Quelques planches de photos en noir et blanc, hors-texte. The Western Way of War draws from an extraordinary range of sources–Greek poetry, drama, and vase painting, as well as historical records–to describe what actually took place on the battlefield.

The definitive account of the greatest conflict in world history.

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Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. This is page 2 Previous page – Next page. Who, then, were these men who made…. Add to shopping cart More information. Horsham Rare Books Professional seller. Standaardwerk over de aanloop naar en het verloop van de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Folio up to 15” tall. It is the first study to explore the actual mechanics of classical Greek battle from the vantage point of the infantryman – the brutal spear-thrusting and shield-pushing in the phalanx, the difficulty of fighting i n bronze armor, the mass panic and hysteria.

The list of notable Greeks at war contains name after famous name – philosophers, playwrights, poets, historians – all of whom, at one time or other, had killed in hand-to-hand fighting.

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In this bold, original study, Victor Davis Hanson shows how this jjohn enterprise was dedicated to the same outcome as consensual government–an unequivocal, instant resolution to dispute. The Barbara Frum Lectureship. His analysis also covers the social and political aspects of the soldier’s experience, and he makes clear how profoundly the simple, brief, and brutal misery of infantry battle defined a man’s entire relationship with his family, h is co mmu n ity, his country.

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Across the globe, the 19th century signaled the high renaissance of Western Imperialism, with England, France, and other European nations ruling more and more territory. Oxford University Press, He brings vividly to life the reality of hoplite fighting and the gruelling challe nge of a cul tur e in which battle was an expected and regular part of life. While his foe Hitler hoarded information, Churchill shared all intelligence with his generals.

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The Times, traduit de l’anglais par Roland Ginguay. Sidgwick and Jackson, Fine black cloth boards with gold lettering to spine, very pictorial dust jacketnot price clipped, nostalgic illustrated endpapers, pages, Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Foxing to top of textblock. Signature on end paper. New York, Grove Press, It is the first study to explore the actual mechanics of classical Greek battle from the vantage point of the infantryman–the brutal spear-thrusting, the difficulty of snatomie in heavy bronze armor which made it hard to see, hear and move, and the fear.

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