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Informationen zum Autor Victor Davis Hanson is Professor of Classics at California State University, Fresno, and author and coauthor of many books, including The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War. Klappentext The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politics-that the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizens-but also the central act of Western warfare! the decisive infantry battle. Instead of ambush! skirmish! or combat between individual heroes! the Greeks of the fifth century B.C. devised a ferocious! brief! and destructive head-on clash between armed men of all ages. In this bold! original study! Victor Davis Hanson shows how this brutal enterprise was dedicated to the same outcome as consensual government-an unequivocal! instant resolution to dispute. Linking this new style of fighting to the rise of constitutional government! Hanson raises new issues and questions old assumptions about the history of war. A new preface addresses recent scholarship on Greek warfare. Zusammenfassung Instead of ambush, skirmish, or combat between individual heroes, the Greeks of the fifth century BC devised a ferocious, brief, and destructive head-on clash between armed men of all ages. This work shows how this brutal enterprise was dedicated to the same outcome as consensual government - an unequivocal, instant resolution to dispute. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction by John Keegan Preface Preface to the 2009 Edition Chronological Table I The Greeks and Modern Warfare 1 Ordinary Things, Ordinary People 2 A Western Way of War 3 Not Strategy, Not Tactics 4 The Hoplite and His Phalanx: War in an Agricultural Society 5 Sources of Inquiry II The Ordeal of the Hoplite 6 The Burden of Hoplite Arms and Armor 7 The Old Men 8 The Dread of Massed Attack III The Triumph of Will 9 A Soldier’s General 10 Unit Spirit and Morale: The Origins of the Regimental System 11 Drink IV Battle! 12 The Charge 13 A Collision of Men 14 Tears and Gaps 15 The Push and Collapse 16 Confusion, Misdirection, and Mob Violence V Aftermath 17 The Killing Field 18 The Wounded 19 Epilogue Abbreviations of Ancient Authors and their Works Used in this Book Select Bibliography Supplementary Bibliography Index Index Locorum...
