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The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece Paperback - 2009

by Victor Davis Hanson; Introduction by John Keegan


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  • Title The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
  • Author Victor Davis Hanson; Introduction by John Keegan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Secon
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley
  • Date 2009-04-01
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780520260092 / 0520260090
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Greece
  • Library of Congress subjects Military art and science - Greece - History, Weapons, Ancient - Greece
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99029002
  • Dewey Decimal Code 355.093

About the author

Victor Davis Hanson is Professor of Classics at California State University, Fresno, and author and coauthor of many books, including The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War.
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The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politicsthat the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizensbut 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 governmentan 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… Read More
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