Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-227) and index.
The tools -- Weapons -- Shields -- Body armor -- Other devices -- The men -- Culture -- Physicality -- Psychology -- The phalanx -- Hoplite formations -- The phalanx in action -- Special tactics -- Phalanx maneuvers -- Use of terrain -- Conclusions.
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"Drawing on classical literature, archaeology and the latest data from physical, behavioral and medical science, this study of hoplite equipment, tactics and command seeks to separate modern myths from observable facts. The authors resolve some persistent controversies and advance new theories about the nature of ancient Greek warfare"--
Military art and science-- Greece-- History-- To 1500.