Christopher Mattew

Invincible Beast (eBook, PDF)

Understanding the Hellenistic Pike Phalanx in Action

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Hellenistic pike-phalanx was a true military innovation, transforming the face of warfare in the ancient world. For nearly 200 years, from the rise of the Macedonians as a military power in the mid-fourth century BC, to their defeat at the hands of th

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen and Sword
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473881358
• Artikelnr.: 45255829

Autorenporträt

Christopher Matthew has just completed his doctoral thesis on hoplite warfare at MacQuarie University in Sydney, where one of his assessors has said he 'singlehandedly advanced the whole field'. He has also been invited to lecture on the subject at other Australian universities. This book, closely based on his doctoral thesis, will be his first, although he has already had several articles published in academic journals. 'He is currently working on a new translation of Aelian's work on tactics and co-editing (with Dr Matthew Trundle) Beyond the Gates of Fire: New Perspectives on the Battle of Thermopylae, both of which will be published by Pen & Sword.