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Subtitle: A Study of Military Methods From
the Earliest Times, The Infantry Journal, Wash. D.C. 1937, 601 pgs., index,
bibliography, maps, illustrations
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Reviewer's comment: The writing of the book
was undertaken on the eve of World War II by authors concerned that the
American public knew little about the history of warfare. The three authors
each wrote one of the three Parts. The table of contents shows that the authors
concluded their effort with the wars of Frederick the Great and Marlborough -
the 18th century. Considering the length of history included, even at that
conclusion the text is necessarily general. And the information available to
the authors then, especially on 'ancient warfare' was limited, resulting in
some mistakes. Nevertheless, it was an important popular reference for the
public at that time.
Note, from the title the authors limit themselves to describing 'warfare'
(military operations conducted to achieve the aims of war) and do not include
analysis or discussion about the larger topic - 'War'. Note also, that, in
keeping with standard usage from earlier times, the authors consider 'oriental
warfare' as that practiced by the 'Early Oriental Monarchies', and consider any
distinction between a 'western' and 'oriental' way of warfare as that between
the Romans and Parthians.
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Preface
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Part I - Ancient Warfare: To the Death of
Julius Caesar
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Chapter I - Introduction
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Chapter II - The Early Oriental Monarchies
They mean Middle Eastern - like Assyrian, Egptian, Mesopotamian
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Chapter III -Greece: The Trojan and Persian
Wars (1200 - 479 B.C.)
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Chapter IV - Greece: The Peloponnesian War
and After (460 - 369 B. C.)
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Chapter V - Macedon (370 - 180 B.C.)
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Chapter VI - Rome: The Kingdom and the Early
Republic (750 - 216 B.C.)
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Chapter VII - Rome: The Later Republic (215 -
60 B.C.)
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Chapter VIII - Caesar
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Part II Warfare in the Roman Empire, The Dark
And Middle Ages, to 1494 A. D.
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Chapter I - The Imperial Roman Army From
Augustus to Hadrian, 29 B.C. to 117 A. D.
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Chapter II- The Imperial Roman Army From
Hadrian to the Death of Constantine, 117 - 337 A. D.
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Chapter III - The Imperial Roman Army From
the Death of Constantine to the Death of Justinian 337 - 565 A.D.
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Chapter IV - The East Roman Army After the
Death of Justinian, and the Dark Ages in the West
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Chapter V - General Discussion of Feudal
Warfare, Together with the Campaign of Hastings, 1066 A.D.
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Chapter VI - Crusading Tactics and Murat,
1099 - 1213 A.D.
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Chapter VII - Culmination of Medieval
Warfare, 1214 - 1302 A.D.
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Chapter VIII - The Decline of Medieval
Cavalry and the Reappearance of Infantry, 1302 - 1494 A.D.
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Part III - Warfare in Modern Times: To the
Death of Frederick the Great
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Chapter I - The Sixteenth Century
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Chapter II - The Early Seventeenth Century
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Chapter III - The Late Seventeenth Century
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Chapter IV - The Eighteenth Century
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