The Ancient Assyrians

Informationen zum Autor Mark Healy is the author of several military history titles on World War II and on ancient military history, including Panzerwaffe: The Campaigns in the West 1940, Midway 1942 , Cannae 216 BC , and The Warriors of the Old Testament . He was responsible for the best-selling video series for Chronos films released in the 1990s on German armour called 'Die Deutschen Panzer' and the follow-up series on the Luftwaffe and the U-Boat arm. He is a keen military modeller. Angus McBride was one of the world's most respected historical illustrators, and contributed to over 100 Osprey titles over several decades. Klappentext For the greater part of the period from the end of the 10th century to the 7th century BC, the Ancient Near East was dominated by the dynamic military power of Assyria. At the zenith of its rule Assyria could lay claim to an empire that stretched from Egypt in the west to the borders of Iran in the east and encompassed for the first time in history, within the realm of a single imperial domain, the whole of the 'Fertile Crescent'. Mark Healy, covers the history of the Assyrians from their ancient beginnings to the eventual fall of the city of Nineveh. Zusammenfassung This volume in the "Elite" series details the organization and equipment of the forces of ancient Assyria, the world's first professional army and the scourge of the biblical Middle East. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Land of Ashur The Neo-Assyrian Empire The Eclipse of Assyria The Great Reformer: Tiglath-Pileser III The Assyrian Army 'Nineveh is Laid Waste' The Plates

Product details

• Authors: Mark Healy
• Assisted by: Angus McBride (Illustration), McBride Angus (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781855321632
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-163-2
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 244 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Elite; Elite
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Middle East, Warfare & defence, Middle Eastern history, History: specific events and topics, BCE period – Protohistory, Military institutions, Weapons and equipment, Land forces and warfare, Assyrian Empires