Chariots, the first mobile fighting vehicle, seem to have originated in Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC. The highly mobile two-wheeled war chariot, carrying a driver and an archer armed with a short composite bow, revolutionized military tactics after 1700 BC. This expensive weapon spread throughout the Middle East and is thought to have reached Egypt with the conquering Hyksos. It spread into Asia Minor, Greece, and was known in Northern Europe by 1500 BC. This book covers the evolution of the war chariot throughout the Bronze Age, detailing its design, development and combat history - in particular its fundamental involvement at the battle of Qadesh.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1841769444
ISBN-13
9781841769448
eBay Product ID (ePID)
47847734
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bronze Age War Chariots
Author
Nic Fields
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Ancient, Military / General
Publication Year
2006
Genre
History
Number of Pages
48 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
7.2in
Item Weight
5.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
119
Lc Classification Number
Gn799.W26
Illustrated by
Delf, Brian
Table of Content
Introduction · Design and development of the War Chariot · Variants and users · Weapons and tactics · Operational history · Bibliography · Colour plate commentary · Index