Makers of ancient strategy : from the Persian wars to the fall of Rome / edited and Introduced by Victor Davis Hanson.

Other author Hanson, Victor Davis.
Other author ProQuest (Firm)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPrinceton : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Descriptionx, 265 pages
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Contents From Persia with love : propaganda and imperial overreach in the Greco-Persian Wars / Tom Holland -- Pericles, Thucydides, and the defense of empire / Donald Kagan -- Why fortifications endure : A case study of the walls of Athens during the classical period / David L. Berkey -- Epaminondas the Theban and the doctrine of preemptive war / Victor Davis Hanson -- Alexander the Great, nation building, and the creation and maintenance of empire / Ian Worthington -- Urban warfare in the classical Greek world / John W. I. Lee -- Counterinsurgency and the enemies of Rome / Susan Mattern -- Slave wars of Greece and Rome / Barry Strauss -- Julius Caesar and the general as state -- Adrian Goldsworthy -- Holding the line : frontier defense and the later Roman Empire -- Peter J. Heather.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009034732

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