Hoplites : the classical Greek battle experience / edited by Victor Davis Hanson.

Other author Hanson, Victor Davis.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, 1991.
Descriptionxvi, 286 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents The ideology of hoplite battle, ancient and modern / Victor Davis Hanson -- The men and their equipment. Hoplite weapons and offensive arms / J.K. Anderson -- The identification and retrieval of the hoplite battle-dead / Pamela Vaughn -- Hoplite technology in phalanx battle / Victor Davis Hanson -- The environment of battle. The killing zone / John Lazenby -- The salpinx in Greek warfare / Peter Krentz -- The general as hoplite / Everett L. Wheeler -- The rules of the game : hoplite tradition and practice. Hoplites and obstacles / Josiah Ober -- Sacrifice before battle / Michael H. Jameson -- Hoplites and the gods : the dedication of captured arms and armour / A.H. Jackson -- The future of Greek military history / Victor Davis Hanson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 90009025
ISBN0415041481 (h/b)