The Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Warfare provides a comprehensive guide to the battles and wars, commanders, tactics, formations, fortifications, and weapons of war in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India, China, and Japan from the beginning of recorded history to the 16th century. More than 3,000 entries, written by expert military historians, cover all aspects of warfare from the emergence of the earliest walled cities in the Ancient Near East up to and including the period of European discovery of the New World. The Dictionary is unique, the only work to cover 3,500 years of military history. Expert authors writing in their specialty have created the most comprehensive and accessible reference work ever produced on this subject.
Beginning with the Assyrians and Hittites and continuing through history until the condotierri of Florence, 'The Hutchinson Dictionary Of Ancient & Medieval Warfare' is the only book of its kind. It is a comprehensive guide to the battles, commanders, tactics, formations, fortifications, and weapons of war in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India, China, and Japan from ancient times to the 16th century.
Features:
- The only dictionary available covering 3,500 years of military history
- Over 2,500 entries
- Worldwide in scope with hundreds of entries on Japan and China
- Expert authors
- Detailed cross references
- Select bibliography
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