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The Armies of Angkor: Military Structure and Weaponry of the Khmers
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The Armies of Angkor: Military Structure and Weaponry of the Khmers Hardcover - 2007

by Michel Jacq-Hergoualc'h


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  • Title The Armies of Angkor: Military Structure and Weaponry of the Khmers
  • Author Michel Jacq-Hergoualc'h
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First English Ed
  • Pages 200
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Orchid Press, Thailand
  • Date September 25, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9789745240964 / 9745240966
  • Weight 1.52 lbs (0.69 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.85 x 7.2 x 0.7 in (25.02 x 18.29 x 1.78 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007322446
  • Dewey Decimal Code 915.960
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by Jacq-Hergoualc'h, Michel

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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2007. The Khmers of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries are best remembered by the magnificent monuments that they left the world-the ruins of Angkor Wat, the Bayon and Banteay Chmar and other relics at Siem Reap now attract over a million visitors annually. The Khmers, as well as visionary architects and builders, were by far the most formidable fighting force of Southeast Asia, and much of their fabled wealth was generated directly from the spoils of their conquests. In the present volume, drawing on depictions of warfare found on the stone reliefs of the monuments mentioned above, French scholar Jacq-Hergoualc'h reconstructs a vivid image of the Khmer armed forces, both land and naval, providing insight into its organization, technology, weaponry and strategies. Such was the quality of the relief images that, along the way, we also observe some fascinating and diverse aspects of Khmer life, including details of clothing and textile patterns, hair styles and… Read More
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