[PDF.70xy] An Invincible Beast: Understanding the Hellenistic Pike Phalanx in Action

An Invincible Beast: Understanding the Hellenistic Pike Phalanx in Action

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 | #190545 in Books |  2016-02-20 | Original language:English |  9.30 x1.90 x6.20l,1.77 | File type: PDF | 368 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| A Bit Long, but Valuable and Readable|By P. Weiser|Excellent analysis, a bit long (little joke there, like the sarissa). Found out a great deal I didn't know about the Macedonian/Hellenistic phalanx, from its reduced-size shields and takedown spears to how it could be moved around with surprising flexibility.

The author addresses many other specialists' arguments on|About the Author|Christopher Matthew completed his doctoral thesis on hoplite warfare at MacQuarie University This research formed the basis of A Storm of Spears, published by Pen & Sword in 2012. Since then he has also completed a new translation of Aelian's Ta

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 the Romans at Pydna in 168BC, the pike-wielding heavy infantryman (the phalangite) formed the basis of nearly every Hellenistic army to deploy on battlefields stretching from Italy to India. And yet, despite this dominance...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.An Invincible Beast: Understanding the Hellenistic Pike Phalanx in Action   |  Christopher Matthew. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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