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

by Hanson, Victor Davis

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University of California Press, 2009-04-01. Second Edition, With a New Preface. paperback. Used: Good.
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  • Title The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
  • Author Hanson, Victor Davis
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Second Edition, With a New Preface
  • Condition Used: Good
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley
  • Date 2009-04-01
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # SONG0520260090
  • 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

From the publisher

The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politics-that the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizens-but 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 government-an 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 scholarship on Greek warfare.

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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.