Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC

<p>The only book available that covers this subject, <em>Warfare in the Ancient Near East</em> is a groundbreaking and fascinating study of ancient near Eastern military history from the Neolithic era to the middle Bronze Ages.</p><p>Drawing on an extensive range of textual, artistic and archaeological data, William J. Hamblin synthesizes current knowledge and offers a detailed analysis of the military technology, ideology and practices of Near Eastern warfare.</p><p>Paying particular attention to the earliest known examples of holy war ideaology in Mesopotamia and Egypt, Hamblin focuses on:</p><p>* recruitment and training of the infantry<br>* the logistics and weaponry of warfare<br>* the shift from stone to metal weapons<br>* the role played by magic<br>* narratives of combat and artistic representations of battle<br>* the origins and development of the chariot as military transportation<br>* fortifications and siegecraft<br>*developments in naval warfare.</p><p>Beautifully illustrated, including maps of the region, this book is essential for experts and non-specialists alike. </p> <p>1. The Neolithic Age and the Origin of Warfare {to c. 3000} 2. Early Dynastic Mesopotamia {3500-2334} 3. The Akkadian Empire {2334-2190} 4. The Neo-Sumerian Period {2190-2004} 5. War-Carts and Chariots 6. Middle Bronze Mesopotamia {c. 2000-1600} 7. Warfare in the Age of Mari 8. Mesopotamian Siegecraft 9. Syria and Lebanon 10. Canaan 11. Anatolia 12. Pre-Dynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt {3500-2687} 13. Old Kingdom Egypt {2687-2181} 14. Warfare during the Old Kingdom 15. First Intermediate Period Egypt {2190-2061} 16. Middle Kingdom Egypt {2061-1786} 17. The Military System of the Middle Kingdom 18. Early Second Intermediate Period Egypt {1786-1667} </p>