A Sensory History Of Ancient Warfare

Author : Conor Whately
Publisher : Pen & Sword Military
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 147389512X

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A Sensory History of Ancient Warfare by Conor Whately Pdf

How can we attempt to understand the experience of those involved in ancient battles, sieges and campaigns? What was the visual impact of seeing the massed ranks of the enemy approaching or the sky darkened with their arrows? How did it feel to be trapped in the press of bodies as phalanxes clashed shield to shield? What of the taste of dust on the march or the smell of split blood and entrails? What of the rumble of approaching cavalry, the clash of iron weapons and the screams of the dying? The assault on all five senses which must have occurred is the subject of this innovative book. Sensory history is a new approach that attempts to understand the full spectrum of the experience of the participants in history. Conor Whately is the first to apply the discipline in a dedicated study of warfare in the classical world. He draws on literary, archaeological, reconstructive and comparative evidence to understand the human experience of the ancient battlefield in unprecedented depth.

Author : Conor Whately
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473895140

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A Sensory History of Ancient Warfare by Conor Whately Pdf

How can we attempt to understand the experience of those involved in ancient battles, sieges and campaigns? What was the visual impact of seeing the massed ranks of the enemy approaching or the sky darkened with their arrows? How did it feel to be trapped in the press of bodies as phalanxes clashed shield to shield? What of the taste of dust on the march or the smell of split blood and entrails? What of the rumble of approaching cavalry, the clash of iron weapons and the screams of the dying? The assault on all five senses which must have occurred is the subject of this innovative book. Sensory history is a new approach that attempts to understand the full spectrum of the experience of the participants in history. Conor Whately is the first to apply the discipline in a dedicated study of warfare in the classical world. He draws on literary, archaeological, reconstructive and comparative evidence to understand the human experience of the ancient battlefield in unprecedented depth.

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781398818620

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A History of War by Chris McNab Pdf

A History of War explains the dark but compelling story of warfare, from its emergence in prehistoric tribal disputes, through great imperial and global wars, to present-day counterinsurgency and 'hybrid' conflicts. Two factors sit at the heart of this story: technology - including weapons, vehicle systems, vehicles and tactics. A History of War charts the rise of the army, explaining how primitive tribal war parties evolved through seasonal levies and feudal armies to professional standing armies and mass conscription forces, with formal organisational structures. The narrative of A History of War is sewn together by the conflicts that have periodically reshaped history and created the roots of current conflict, from the crusades and two world wars to Cold War and the conflicts in the Middle East. The book provides summaries and insights into these disputes while recognising the human drama of conflict, with first-hand insight into the experience of combat.

Author : Garrett G. Fagan,Matthew Freeman Trundle
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004185982

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New Perspectives on Ancient Warfare[electronic Resource] by Garrett G. Fagan,Matthew Freeman Trundle Pdf

"New Perspectives on Ancient Warfare" explores the armies of antiquity from Assyria and Persia, to classical Greece and Rome. The studies illustrate the ways in which technology, innovation, cultural exchange, and tactical developments transformed ancient warfare by land and sea.

Author : Harry Sidebottom
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004-11-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192804709

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Ancient Warfare by Harry Sidebottom Pdf

"This book explores the ways in which ancient society thought about conflict. Many aspects of ancient warfare are examined from philosophy to the technical skills needed to fight"--Provided by publisher.

Author : John Carman,Anthony Harding
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752495217

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Ancient Warfare by John Carman,Anthony Harding Pdf

This ambitious and innovative book sets out to establish a new understanding of human aggression and conflict in the distant past. Examining the evidence of warfare in prehistoric times and in the early historical period, John Carman and Anthony Harding throw fresh light on the motives and methods of the combatants. This study marks a significant new step in this fascinating and neglected subject, and sets the agenda for many years to come. By integrating archaeological and documentary research, the contributors seek to explain why some sides gained and others lost in battle and examine the impact of warfare on the social and political developments of early chiefdoms and states. Their conclusions suggest a new interpretation of the evolution of warfare from the Stone Age and the Bronze Age, through the military practice of the Ancient Greeks and the Romans, to the conflicts of the Anglo-Saxons and of medieval Europe.

Author : Geoff Lee,Helene Whittaker,Graham Wrightson
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443882361

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Ancient Warfare by Geoff Lee,Helene Whittaker,Graham Wrightson Pdf

This volume provides chapters on current research into ancient warfare. It is a collection with a wide-range, covering a long chronological spread, with many historical themes, including some that have recently been rather neglected. It has wide academic relevance to a number of on-going debates on themes in ancient warfare. Each topic covered is coherently presented, and offers convincing coverage of the subject area. There is a high standard of scholarship and presentation; chapters are well documented with extensive bibliographies. It is readable and successful in engaging the reader’s attention, and presents subject matter in an accessible way. The book will particularly appeal to professional historians, students and a wider audience of those interested in ancient warfare.

Author : Jared Kreiner,Graham Wrightson
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781527570405

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Ancient Warfare, Volume II by Jared Kreiner,Graham Wrightson Pdf

This volume demonstrates the wide array of topics in ancient warfare currently studied by researchers around the world. Arranged chronologically in Greek and Roman history sections, the book takes readers through all manner of current research topics on ancient warfare, from traditional battle narratives or strategic analyses of campaigns, through the logistical considerations of armies in the field, to the ideology of women in war and mythology. The study of ancient war deals with a myriad of different topics and deals with themes in all types of history: social, cultural, economic, religious, literary, numismatical, epigraphical, ethnographical, topographical, prosopographical, and mythical, as well as the usual political and military. The study of ancient war is a field that is growing in popularity and continues to surprise us with many innovative new ideas, as shown in this collection of papers by established academics and current graduate students.

Author : Geoff Lee,Helène Whittaker,Graham Wrightson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Conference papers and proceedings
ISBN : OCLC:1132293743

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Ancient Warfare by Geoff Lee,Helène Whittaker,Graham Wrightson Pdf

Author : Richard A. Gabriel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 1526718456

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On Ancient Warfare by Richard A. Gabriel Pdf

Richard Gabriel has been studying and writing about ancient warfare for nearly half a century. He has written fifty-five books on the subject (before this one) and over three hundred published articles. These decades of scholarship are complemented by direct military experience as a US army officer (now retired). This book presents his thoughts and perspectives on a selection of aspects of ancient warfare that he has found of particular interest over the years. It does not aim to be a comprehensive overview nor a coherent narrative of ancient military history but adds up to an illuminating, fascinating and wide-ranging discussion of various topics. With topics ranging from the origins of war, through logistics, military medicine and psychiatry or the origins of jihad, to specifics such as the generalship of Alexander the Great (Gabriel's not a fan), Scipio and Hannibal, there is plenty here for the either the general reader or academic scholar.

Author : Jeremy Armstrong
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004284852

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Circum Mare: Themes in Ancient Warfare by Jeremy Armstrong Pdf

Circum Mare presents a thematic approach to current directions in ancient military studies, bringing together studies on cultures from across the Mediterranean world, ranging from Pharaonic Egypt to Late Antique Europe and from Punic Spain to Persian Anatolia.

Author : A. Richard Gabriel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
ISBN : 1526718464

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On Ancient Warfare by A. Richard Gabriel Pdf

Author : Michael Whitby,Harry Sidebottom
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-08
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Encyclopedia of Ancient Battles, 3 Volume Set by Michael Whitby,Harry Sidebottom Pdf

Focused on battle narratives of the classical world on land and at sea, this three-volume reference covers Archaic Greece in the eighth century BC to the rise of Islam in the seventh century AD. Three-volume reference on land and sea battles of the classical world from Archaic Greece in the eighth century BC to the rise of Islam in the seventh century AD Concentrates on narratives of specific battles, sieges, campaigns, and wars Contains the most complete and up-to-date scholarship on the subject Organized by individual wars, with chronological entries for each battle Brings together a distinguished, international group of experts on ancient military history Get the digital version at www.encyclopediaofancientbattles.com.

Author : Alfred S. Bradford
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0275952592

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With Arrow, Sword, and Spear by Alfred S. Bradford Pdf

Most studies of ancient warfare focus only on the Greeks and the Romans, but this sweeping study covers the whole of the ancient world from Greece and Rome to the Near East, then eastward to Parthia, India, and China. Bradford transports the reader into the midst of ancient battles behind such great leaders as Thutmose III, Ashurbanipal, Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the First Emperor of China. He details the rise and fall of empires, the role of leadership, and the development of tactics and strategy. One sees the clash of peoples: nomads against agricultural societies, infantry against cavalry, as well as the greatest technological change in history—the combination of the composite bow and the chariot. This readable account analyzes ancient armies in terms of modern military doctrine, allowing the reader to make comparisons between the combatants. Recruitment, for example, varied tremendously with Romans drawing from a limited pool of recruits for service terms of twenty to thirty years and Chinese planners preferring a large pool with short-term service. While various types of governments prepared for and waged war in significantly different ways, Bradford finds that better organization led to success on the battlefield and that, for the most part, societal innovation was more important than technological innovation. The ongoing discussion of the lessons of ancient warfare around the globe will provide valuable insights for interested general readers and military professionals alike.

Author : Mark M. Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199322633

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The Smell of Battle, the Taste of Siege by Mark M. Smith Pdf

Historical accounts of major events have almost always relied upon what those who were there witnessed. Nowhere is this truer than in the nerve-shattering chaos of warfare, where sight seems to confer objective truth and acts as the basis of reconstruction. In The Smell of Battle, the Taste of Siege, historian Mark M. Smith considers how all five senses, including sight, shaped the experience of the Civil War and thus its memory, exploring its full sensory impact on everyone from the soldiers on the field to the civilians waiting at home. From the eardrum-shattering barrage of shells announcing the outbreak of war at Fort Sumter; to the stench produced by the corpses lying in the mid-summer sun at Gettysburg; to the siege of Vicksburg, once a center of Southern culinary aesthetics and starved into submission, Smith recreates how Civil War was felt and lived. Relying on first-hand accounts, Smith focuses on specific senses, one for each event, offering a wholly new perspective. At Bull Run, the similarities between the colors of the Union and Confederate uniforms created concern over what later would be called "friendly fire" and helped decide the outcome of the first major battle, simply because no one was quite sure they could believe their eyes. He evokes what it might have felt like to be in the HL Hunley submarine, in which eight men worked cheek by jowl in near-total darkness in a space 48 inches high, 42 inches wide. Often argued to be the first "total war," the Civil War overwhelmed the senses because of its unprecedented nature and scope, rendering sight less reliable and, Smith shows, forcefully engaging the nonvisual senses. Sherman's March was little less than a full-blown assault on Southern sense and sensibility, leaving nothing untouched and no one unaffected. Unique, compelling, and fascinating, The Smell of Battle, The Taste of Siege, offers readers way to experience the Civil War with fresh eyes.