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Bezig met laden... The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece (1989)door Victor Davis Hanson
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. 12/4/22 Major sections of book: Greeks & Modern Warfare Ordeal of the Hoplite Triumph of Will Battle! Aftermath 19 chapters total An interesting chapter titled "Soldier's General" explains how Greek warfare included commanding general of army fighting side by side in the first line soldiers of the phalanx. This juxtaposed with modern generals since WWI, well behind the line of fire, coordinating all the various parts of the army. Another interesting chapter is on visiting the battlefield after the fighting is over. I may just be morbid, but cool as hell. Biggest take away is that ancient Greeks all showed up on battle day, duked it out for a couple hours, then went back to their home. No long sustained combat, no high degree of training required for average hoplite. If you want more info, overall on the book, please let me know. This book is a keeper, as stated by a minimalist. Hanson attempts to reconstruct the ‘face of battle’ from the perspective of the citizen soldiers of Greece during the period from the Seventh to the Fifth Centuries, BC. Hanson argues that the focus of Greek warfare was not the destruction of crops, but a response to a perceived threat to crops, and the insult of foreign troops marching into ones territory. While war was an ever present reality, the conventions of hoplite battle were designed to limit the scope of war and therefore casualties. Hanson's book is an essential read for those interested in ancient warfare, though I was unconvinced by his argument that the Greek way was a new, Western way of war. There's too much evidence to suggest that other, non-Western cultures were practicing similar tactics, elsewhere. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politics--that the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizens--but also the central act of Western warfare, the decisive infantry battle. Instead of ambush, skirmish, or combat between individual heroes, the Greeks of the fifth century B.C. devised a ferocious, brief, and destructive head-on clash between armed men of all ages. In this bold, original study, Victor Davis Hanson shows how this brutal enterprise was dedicated to the same outcome as consensual government--an unequivocal, instant resolution to dispute. Linking this new style of fighting to the rise of constitutional government, Hanson raises new issues and questions old assumptions about the history of war. A new preface addresses recent scholarship on Greek warfare. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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