RICHARD A. GABRIEL is a historian and Adjunct Professor of Humanities and Ethics at Daniel Webster College. He is the author of 35 books, incuding The Great Battles of Antiquity, The Great Armies of Antiquity, and The Great Captains of Antiquity. His most recent work is The Military History of Ancient Israel. He was a professor at St. Anselm College for more than 20 years before assuming the position of Professor of History and Politics at the U.S. Army War College where he introduced the first courses in ancient military history into the college curriculum.