Greek Hoplite vs Persian Warrior
499-479 BC
The Greco-Persian Wars (499-449 BCE) convulsed Greece, Asia Minor and the Near East for half a century. Through a series of bloody invasions and pitched battles, the mighty Persian Empire pitted itself against the smaller armies of the Greeks, strengthened through strategic alliances. This epic conflict also brought together two different styles of warfare: the Greek hoplite phalanx and the combined spear and projectile weapon-armed Persian infantry. Analysing the battles of Marathon, Thermopylae and Plataea from the eyes of a soldier, this study explores the experience of front-line combat during the first two decades of the Greco-Persian W…
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Weitere Autoren: Hook, Adam (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4728-2573-5
- EAN: 9781472825735
- Produktnummer: 25855861
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 80 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 25'043 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Dr Chris McNab specializes in military history and related technology.To date he has published more than 100 books including US Soldier vs German Soldier (2020), Hitler's Tanks (2020) and The Great Bear at War (2019). Chris has also written extensively for major encyclopaedia series, magazines and newspapers. He lives in South Wales, UK.
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