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The book explores the tactics and strategy required to win battles with the technology available and points out how the development of such weapons technology changed the face of the battlefield. Divided into five sections, the text begins with the foot soldier and the mounted soldier, the equipment they wore and used, and how they fought together as a unit. The third section discusses how these units were used together on the battlefield, and the importance of a general correctly disposing his troops before the battle began. The fourth section looks at siege warfare, while the final chapter covers naval warfare, from the ships to the weapons the soldiers carried to the major encounters of the period. Using specially commissioned artworks to illustrate the battles, equipment and tactics of the era, \u003ci\u003eMedieval Warfare Illustrated Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e shows in detail the methods by which armies gained and lost ascendancy on the battlefield. 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Using specially-commissioned maps and artworks, the book shows in detail the methods by which armies, including Ancient Greek and Roman forces, prevailed over their foes, and why others failed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWar elephants, chariots, cavalry; ringmail, belly-bows and spears; Kadesh, Alesia, Masada – \u003ci\u003eAncient Warfare Illustrated Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e describes the equipment, weapons and tactics of soldiers in Europe and the Middle East in an age before gunpowder. The book explores the tactics required to win battles and points out how little has changed in some respects in the art of war. Using specially-commissioned maps and artworks to illustrate the battles, equipment and tactics of the era, the book shows in detail the methods by which armies, including Assyrian, Egyptian, Greek and Roman forces, prevailed over their foes, and why other armies were far less successful. 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A specially-commissioned map illustrating the dispositions and movement of forces helps the reader grasp the course of the battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSitting on the edge of empires, for more than 2000 years before the birth of Christ the Biblical lands were fought over by rival peoples – Canaanites, Philistines, Israelites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Greeks, and Romans. Forming a land bridge between Eurasia and Africa and controlling access to the eastern Mediterranean, the territory that today makes up much of the modern state of Israel has proved a tempting prize for a wide array of would-be conquerors. \u003ci\u003eBattles of the Bible Illustrated Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e introduces 20 key battles from the Biblical era. Beginning with the Israelites’ campaign against Ai (1407 BC) and finishing with the siege of Masada (73 AD), examples from every major campaign are featured. The book contains the major Hebrew leaders such as Saul and David, the invasion of the Assyrians and the enslavement of the Israelites by the Babylonians. Each battle includes a contextual introduction, a description of the action, and an analysis of the aftermath. A specially-commissioned map illustrating the dispositions and movement of forces helps the reader grasp the course of the battle. 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