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Classical Greek tactics : a cultural history /

What determined the choices of the Greeks on the battlefield? Were their tactics defined by unwritten moral rules, or was all considered fair in war? In 'Classical Greek Tactics: A Cultural History', Roel Konijnendijk re-examines the literary evidence for the battle tactics and tactical th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Konijnendijk, Roel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Colección:Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction
  • The Prussian Model of Hoplite Battle
  • 'Improvisers in Soldiering': Training for War
  • 'The Finest, Flattest Piece of Land': Where to Fight
  • 'Deployed to Fit the Need': Forming Up for Battle
  • 'Utterly Outmatched in Skill': Battle Tactics
  • 'No Shortage of People to Kill': The Rout and Its Aftermath
  • Conclusion
  • Indexes.