Greek Hoplite vs Persian warrior : 499-479 BC
McNab, Chris, 1970-2018
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The Greco-Persian Wars (499-449 BCE) convulsed Greece, Asia Minor and the Near East for half a century. Through a series of bloody invasions and pitched battles, the mighty Persian Empire pitted itself against the smaller armies of the Greeks, strengthened through strategic alliances. This epic conflict also brought together two different styles of warfare: the Greek hoplite phalanx and the combined spear and projectile weapon-armed Persian infantry. Analysing the battles of Marathon, Thermopylae and Plataea from the eyes of a soldier, this study explores the experience of front-line combat during the first two decades of the Greco-Persian Wars.
Main title:
Greek Hoplite vs Persian warrior : 499-479 BC / Chris McNab ; illustrated by Adam Hook.
Author:
McNab, Chris, 1970-, authorHook, Adam, illustrator
Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2018.
Collation:
80 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Combat ; 31.
ISBN:
9781472825742 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
938.03
Language:
English
BRN:
1846460
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