McNab, Greek Hoplite vs Persian Warrior (Combat 31)
Greek Hoplite vs Persian Warrior (Combat 31)
299-479 BC
The Greco-Persian War (499-449 BC) convulssed Greece, Asia Minor and the Near East for half a century. Through a series of bloody invasions and pitched battles, the mighty Persian empire pitted itself against the smaller armies of the Greeks, strengthened through strategic alliances. This epic conflict also brought together two different styles of warfare: the Greek hoplite phalanx and the combined spear and projectile weapon-armed Persian infantry. Analysing the battles of Marathon, Thermopylae and Platea from the eyes of a soldier, this study ecplores the experience of front-line combat during the first two decades of the Greco-Persian Wars. Fully illustrated with modern photographs and archival images, and drawing directly on primary sources and the most authoritative recent research, this is the enthralling story of the fighting men of Greece and Persia and the tactics and technologies thex employed in battle.
paperback, 80 pages, partly colored and b/w Illustrations and Photographs, text in english
299-479 BC
The Greco-Persian War (499-449 BC) convulssed Greece, Asia Minor and the Near East for half a century. Through a series of bloody invasions and pitched battles, the mighty Persian empire pitted itself against the smaller armies of the Greeks, strengthened through strategic alliances. This epic conflict also brought together two different styles of warfare: the Greek hoplite phalanx and the combined spear and projectile weapon-armed Persian infantry. Analysing the battles of Marathon, Thermopylae and Platea from the eyes of a soldier, this study ecplores the experience of front-line combat during the first two decades of the Greco-Persian Wars. Fully illustrated with modern photographs and archival images, and drawing directly on primary sources and the most authoritative recent research, this is the enthralling story of the fighting men of Greece and Persia and the tactics and technologies thex employed in battle.
paperback, 80 pages, partly colored and b/w Illustrations and Photographs, text in english
| Author: | Chris McNab |
