History of weapons. Ancient world

At all times, the outcome of battles depended on the means and skills of the opposing sides. In many ways, it was war that served the development of technology: whether people discovered metals, invented new ways of moving or controlling animals - all this was used to the glory of weapons. At the same time as weapons, combat methods were also improved. It became clear that in order to achieve your goal, it is not necessary to go straight ahead, and quality is usually more important than quantity.
In this book, historian Andrei Dubrovsky analyzes the tactics and strategies characteristic of ancient civilizations - Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Carthage and others, talks about the main types of weapons and uniforms, about the types of troop formations and about the military ranks important for the Ancient World.
This book opens a new series about weapons and wars in different eras - from ancient times to the 20th century. In the following volumes of the series, we will again witness brutal conquests, armed conflicts and bloody clashes of countries, peoples and civilizations. War will remain an inevitable companion of mankind. But will it be the same war? Weapons, tactics and technologies will change more rapidly and radically. Powerful nomadic empires will leave the historical arena. Gunpowder will revolutionize military affairs. Closer to our times, completely unseen "monsters" - combat vehicles - will appear on the battlefield, and then battles will "splash out" into the sky. Showing the unsightly sides of war, speaking about the destruction and chaos that it brings, the author emphasizes that interest in military history is primarily an interest in the past, and not a thirst for war in the present.

Recommended reader age: 12+

Author: Andrey Dubrovsky
Artist: Kapninsky Alexey Vladimirovich
Year of issue: 2022
Publisher: On foot in history
Pages: 124
Dimensions: 280x217x13 mm
Cover type: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-5-907471-16-0