The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
by Victor Davis Hanson
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The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politicsthat the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizensbut 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 governmentan 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.
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- Victor Davis Hanson
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- University Of California Press
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- Date Published
- 2009-04
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