Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs : Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0691211086
ISBN-13
9780691211084
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Imprint
Princeton University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 26th, 2022
Print length
432 Pages
Weight
560 grams
Dimensions
13.40 x 20.30 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification:
Ancient history: to c 500 CEMilitary historyFolklore, myths & legends
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A gripping and groundbreaking history of how ancient cultures developed and used biological, chemical, and other unconventional weapons of warFlamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease: are these terrifying agents of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot. In this riveting history of the origins of unconventional war, Adrienne Mayor shows that cultures around the world have used biological and chemical weapons for thousands of years—and debated the morality of doing so. Drawing extraordinary connections between the mythical worlds of Hercules and the Trojan War, the accounts of Herodotus and Thucydides, and modern methods of war and terrorism, this richly illustrated history catapults readers into the dark and fascinating realm of ancient war and mythic treachery.
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