Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs Unconventional
Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World
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Engelsk
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-s...
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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.
Detaljer
Forlag
Princeton University Press
ISBN
9780691211084
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
432
Udgivelsesdato
26-07-2022
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3341992
EAN nr.
9780691211084
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
203
Bredde (mm)
134
Længde (mm)
30
Vægt (g)
560