Origins of Western Warfare: Militarism and Morality in the Ancient World

by Doyne Dawson and James D Dawson

Book Overview

This book provides an overview of primitive Western warfare, showing how the main motivations of prehistoric combat--revenge and honor--set the tone for Greek thinking about questions of war and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081332940X
• ISBN13: 9780813329406
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Military history at its erudite best

An examination of, mainly, the Greek and Roman military traditions after a concise excursion through the evolution of warfare from prehistorical times up to the first millenium BC. Lucid discourse that illuminates many aspects of the classical world.