The Art of War in the Western World

Peter Paret, Archer Jones

The American Historical Review · 1989 · 61 citations · 0 references

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Covering combat from the slings and arrows of ancient Greece and Macedonia to the ultimate missiles of today, Archer Jones shows that while weaponry might have increased a thousandfold, military tactics have, in some ways, changed very little. The text is illustrated throughout with line drawings of battle manoeuvres, war-engines, and weaponry.