Woods, Michael

Ancient warfare technology : from javelins to chariots Michael Woods and Mary B. Woods. - Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, c2011. - 96 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 24 cm. - Technology in ancient cultures .

Warfare basics -- The ancient Middle East -- Ancient Egypt -- Ancient China -- Ancient India -- The ancient Americas -- Ancient Greece -- Ancient Rome -- After the ancients.

Introduces the military tactics of ancient societies, describing the development of weapons, military strategy, defensive walls, seige warfare, guerillas, and warships in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, India, and the Middle East.

12 - 15 years

9780761365259 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) 0761365257 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

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Military art and science--History--To 500
Military history, Ancient
Weapons, Ancient
Military weapons, Ancient
Military art and science--History.
Military history.
Weapons--History.

j355.020901 Woo 23