Books about the ancient warfare

[Antek]

Hi!

I Wonder if You can recommend me some books about warfare In the ancient Word. I don’t mean any particular nation, but an outline of warfare between IV BC-I AD. I’m looking for some information about logistic, operation aspects of war, meaning of religion, superstitions in the armies, role of chariots, dogs and cavalry. It would be best if those titles were available in British bookstores and libraries.

Daniel

[D B Campbell]

Have a look here first, Daniel.

[Theodosius the Great]

Warfare in the Ancient World edited by General John Hackett (1990). I own and highly recommend it. It covers your time period but starts much earlier with the ancient Near Eastern civilizations and ends with 4th century A.D. Rome. Also included are many color plates by Peter Connolly.

Happy reading.

~Theo

[Hibernicus]

Another:
History of the Art of War
A 3 volume set
Hans Delbruck
Its a bit old, but Delbruck has interesting insights.

[Wander]

One of the favorites in my library for a general overview is Warfare in the Classical World by John Warry.

[zugislander]

Greece and Rome at War has a fair amount of such information for the two groups.

Cordially,

Michael

[Marcvs75]

Just search on keyphrase of Alexander the Great or the Roman Army etc. om Amazon.com. I think you find a whole library. I could recoment some but it depends if you want fiction novels or non-fiction

[Donciorate]

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Battle ... 680/?itm=1

From 1285 B.C. to 451 A.D. the summaries are brief but the pictures are good, and drawn out diagrams of the actual tactical moves the armies made really help.


http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Fighti ... 0312309329

[Antek]

Thanks for all the information. I have already bought some books about ancient warfare, and some titles that you gave me (for example Anglim, Connolly, Warry, Goldsworthy) I had already in my collection. But about Delbruck, from what I know and from what Sean mentioned, his work is quite old one. Is it still protected by copyrights or can it be freely downloaded from the internet?

Daniel