Elephants have fought in human armies for more than three thousand years. This is the largely forgotten tale of the credit they deserve and the sacrifices they endured.
Elephants have fought in human armies for more than three thousand years. This is the largely forgotten tale of the credit they deserve and the sacrifices they endured.
John M. Kistler is a freelance writer and runs a small business. He received his mahout certificate from the Elephant Conservation Center in Thailand while assisting consultants on Oliver Stone's film Alexander.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword by Richard Lair Introduction 1 Useful Orphan 2 Early Contests 3 Beauty and the Beasts 4 Fill of Blood 5 Improvements 6 The Elephant Memory 7 The Horror 8 Alexander's Opinion 9 Death on the Nile 10 Elephants Marching 11 Siege 12 Cavalry Killers 13 The Elephant Industry 14 Unmitigated Gauls 15 The Elephant of Surprise 16 Flaming Pigs 17 Chaos in the Streets 18 War Elephants of Carthage 19 Proud Mahouts 20 Cruelty and Inhumanity 21 The Lion's Brood 22 Dangerous Waters 23 Treacherous Paths 24 The Best Laid Plans 25 Stalemate 26 Hasdrubal 27 Rome's Genius 28 Africa versus Asia 29 Day of Slaughter 30 Weapons of Massive Destruction 31 Guerrilla War 32 The Running of the Bulls 33 Pompey's Circus 34 The Herd of Julius Caesar 35 Arrogant Emperors 36 Sackcloth, Ashes, and Prayer 37 Breach of Faith 38 The Year of the Elephant 39 Early and Medieval Asia 40 Charlemagne and Frederick 41 Plump and Ready 42 Mongol Hordes 43 Pyramids of Skulls 44 Thais, Burmese, Khmers, and Others 45 The Great Mahout 46 Beasts of Burden 47 Mighty Engineers 48 Targets of Opportunity Epilogue Endnotes Glossary Bibliography Index
Foreword by Richard Lair Introduction 1 Useful Orphan 2 Early Contests 3 Beauty and the Beasts 4 Fill of Blood 5 Improvements 6 The Elephant Memory 7 The Horror 8 Alexander's Opinion 9 Death on the Nile 10 Elephants Marching 11 Siege 12 Cavalry Killers 13 The Elephant Industry 14 Unmitigated Gauls 15 The Elephant of Surprise 16 Flaming Pigs 17 Chaos in the Streets 18 War Elephants of Carthage 19 Proud Mahouts 20 Cruelty and Inhumanity 21 The Lion's Brood 22 Dangerous Waters 23 Treacherous Paths 24 The Best Laid Plans 25 Stalemate 26 Hasdrubal 27 Rome's Genius 28 Africa versus Asia 29 Day of Slaughter 30 Weapons of Massive Destruction 31 Guerrilla War 32 The Running of the Bulls 33 Pompey's Circus 34 The Herd of Julius Caesar 35 Arrogant Emperors 36 Sackcloth, Ashes, and Prayer 37 Breach of Faith 38 The Year of the Elephant 39 Early and Medieval Asia 40 Charlemagne and Frederick 41 Plump and Ready 42 Mongol Hordes 43 Pyramids of Skulls 44 Thais, Burmese, Khmers, and Others 45 The Great Mahout 46 Beasts of Burden 47 Mighty Engineers 48 Targets of Opportunity Epilogue Endnotes Glossary Bibliography Index
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