The Western Way of War (eBook)

Infantry Battle in Classical Greece

Victor Davis Hanson (Autor)

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2009 | 2. Auflage
320 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-94410-7 (ISBN)

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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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Antike
• Schlagworte: battlefield account • battles • battle strategists • bronze armor • catalogue • classical age • Classical Greece • Conflict Resolution • Constitutional Government • engaging • greek artifacts • Greek Drama • Greek History • Greek poetry • ground force invasions • Historical account • History • history of war • infantry battle • infantrymen • Killing Fields • Life and Death • Men at war • Nonfiction • Political Science • Retrospective • Revolution • Violence • war • warfare • war tactics • weaponry • Western Politics • Western World
• ISBN-10: 0-520-94410-0 / 0520944100
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-94410-7 / 9780520944107