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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. A simple read, not an eloquent treatise but reasonably informative. The writing style might suit some, and put off others . ( ) Great concept -- a nerd (also military officer) with a personal interest in classical history and military re-enactment did research into the specific fighting systems of the Hellenic (Greek) vs. Roman world, including various equipment and TTP changes over time, and then describes the battles where these two systems fought over centuries, using historical sources and evaluating their plausibility based on his personal experience with these systems. The history part was actually excellent, but I found the battles a bit too "play by play" and "thriller" style in description for me, rather than detached historical overview. Still, amazing to have a book where someone who isn't a "professional historian" does a combination of types of research into a very specific point. (Imagine a modern dog breeder or something doing books about fighting dogs of a certain period, or a modern yachtsman researching the specifics of a type of historical sail.) I know that the author has made a name for himself writing fantasy, but this was better than any fantasy I had read in a long time. As he stated in the beginning, this was a "non-academic" telling of battles that saw the confrontation of Roman and Hellenistic armies. Mr. Cole excelled at this, making the tales of the ancients relateable and easy for the modern reader to understand. Perfection! I see that he is a Goodreads author; so Mr. Cole, please, if you are taking suggestions, please write a book about the Gallic Wars in this fashion. I am looking forward to, hopefully, more nonfiction books by Myke Cole. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
From the time of Ancient Sumeria, the heavy infantry phalanx dominated the battlefield. Armed with spears or pikes, standing shoulder to shoulder with shields interlocking, the men of the phalanx presented an impenetrable wall of wood and metal to the enemy. Until, that is, the Roman legion emerged to challenge them as masters of infantry battle.Covering the period in which the legion and phalanx clashed (280-168 BC), Myke Cole delves into their tactics, arms and equipment, organization and deployment. Drawing on original primary sources to examine six battles in which the legion fought the phalanx - Heraclea (280 BC), Asculum (279 BC), Beneventum (275 BC), Cynoscephalae (197 BC), Magnesia (190 BC), and Pydna (168 BC) - he shows how and why the Roman legion, with its flexible organization, versatile tactics and iron discipline, came to eclipse the hitherto untouchable Hellenistic phalanx and dominate the ancient battlefield. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)356.10938Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Infantry Organization Biography; History By Place Ancient WorldClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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