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>