Makers of Ancient Strategy From the Persian Wars to the Fall of Rome

Name: Makers of Ancient Strategy From the Persian Wars to the Fall of Rome
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ISBN: 9780691156361

ISBN-10: 0691156360

ISBN-13: 9780691156361

Edition: 2012

Authors: Victor Davis Hanson

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In this prequel to the now-classicMakers of Modern Strategy, Victor Davis Hanson, a leading scholar of ancient military history, gathers prominent thinkers to explore key facets of warfare, strategy, and foreign policy in the Greco-Roman world. From the Persian Wars to the final defense of the Roman Empire,Makers of Ancient Strategydemonstrates that the military thinking and policies of the ancient Greeks and Romans remain surprisingly relevant for understanding conflict in the modern world.The book reveals that much of the organized violence witnessed today--such as counterterrorism, urban fighting, insurgencies, preemptive war, and ethnic cleansing--has ample precedent in the classical…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 9/16/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Victor Davis Hanson is the military historian who is a professor of classics at California State University, Fresno. He has written several popular books on classic warfare, including "The Other Greeks", "Who Killed Homer?", & "The Western Way of War". He lives in Selma, California.