The Western Way of War, Infantry Battle in Classical Greece

The Western Way of War, Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
Victor Davis Hanson  •  John Keegan (Introduction)
HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 271 PAGES

A noted classical scholar examines fighting among infantry soldiers during the classical age in Greece. Hanson argues that the value in the West placed on head-to-head confrontation and direct assault was here born. Hanson draws on many sources to describe in vivid detail the environment, methods, and experience on the ancient Greek battlefield.  (GRE162, $21.95)





 
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