The Origins of War: From the Stone Age to Alexander the Great

by Arther Ferrill

Book Overview

Challenging the approach of military histories which start with the Graeco-Persian wars and emphasize the pre-eminence of Greek heavy infantry, this account traces the origins of war, not to the Iron... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500250936
• ISBN13: 9780500250938
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Almost as interesting as the author.

This is a facinating book! I am currently enrolled in professor Ferrill's class at the University of Washington on ancient military history. The course follows the book to a great degree and was the obvious insperation for the class. So think of it as not only reading a book, but also taking a class from one of the most influencial military historians alive. Furthermore, It is an well researched book and is very thoughtfully put together for all reader types. Of course the class is more in depth and personal, but reading the book is like having some of the most exciting stories ever told put into your hand. Who needs fiction, when we have stories like these? It is books like this that brought me to college!!!