Legion Versus Phalanx: The Epic Struggle For Infantry Supremacy In Ancient World Myke Cole Osprey Publishing Αγγλικά Βιβλία History

Taking A Populist Approach To Serious Subject Myke Cole Combines Novelist\ S Flair For Drama With An Ancient Historian\ Eye Detail Create Unique Book That Delves Into One Of The Most Popular Areas World From Time Sumeria Heavy Infantry Phalanx Dominated Battlefield Armed Spears Or Pikes Standing Shoulder Shields Interlocking Men Presented Impenetrable Wall Wood And Metal Enemy Until Is Roman Legion Emerged Challenge Them As Masters Battle Covering Period In Which Clashed (280–168 Bc) Their Tactics Arms Equipment Organization Deployment He Draws On Original Primary Sources Examine Six Battles Fought – Heraclea (280 Asculum (279 Beneventum (275 Cynoscephalae (197 Magnesia (190 Pydna (168 Shows How Why Its Flexible Versatile Iron Discipline Came Eclipse Hitherto Untouchable Hellenistic Dominate Σελίδες: 288 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0331 Διαστάσεις: 15 3X15 3Cm