Greek Hoplite vs Persian Warrior: 499–479 BC (Combat)
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (983 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1472825748 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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His work features in exhibitions and publications throughout the world. About the AuthorChris McNab is an author and editor. He specializes in detailed historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks, Roman battle tactics, several 19th-century American subjects, the modern Chinese Army, and a number of books in the Fortress series. To date he has published over 50 books, including many for Osprey, and lives in the UK. Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his work as an illustrator in 1983. He lives in the
He specializes in detailed historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks, Roman battle tactics, several 19th-century American subjects, the modern Chinese Army, and a number of books in the Fortress series. To date he has published over 50 books,
The Greco-Persian Wars (499–49 BC) convulsed Greece, Asia Minor, and the Near East for half a century. Fully illustrated with modern photographs and archival images, and drawing directly on primary sources and the most authoritative recent research, this is the enthralling story of the fighting men of Greece and Persia and the tactics and technologies they employed.. 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. Through a series of bloody invasions and pitched battles, the great and mighty Persian Empire pitted itself against the smaller armies of the Greeks, strengthened through strategic alliances. Analyzing the battles of Mara