A01=Frank E. Adcock
alexander the great
ancient greece
art of war
Author_Frank E. Adcock
battle tactics
Category=JW
Category=NH
city states
classical studies
epaminondas
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fifth column
greek and roman war
greek battles
greek war devices
hellenistic age
land and sea battles
military conventions
military history
military strategy
phalanxes
philip of macedon
siegecraft
spearmen
Product details
- ISBN 9780520000056
- Weight: 136g
- Dimensions: 114 x 184mm
- Publication Date: 01 Feb 1962
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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This informal history traces battle tactics and military strategy from the time of the city-states' phalanxes of spearmen to the far-reaching combined operations of specialized land and sea forces in the Hellenistic Age. The author first describes the attitude of the Greek city-state toward war, and shows the military conventions and strategies associated with it. He then recounts how the art of war gradually evolved into new forms through the contributions of such men as the great commander Epaminondas, Philip of Macedon, his son Alexander the Great, and others. He also discusses the independence of land and sea power, describes the first use of calvary, and tells of the ingenious Greek devices of siegecraft, including the "fifth column."
