Warriors of the Cradle Kingdoms: How Early Empires Forged the First Battlefronts

di Charlotte Hayes (Autore)

epubli, 2025

Long before Rome's legions or Persia's mighty armies, the earliest clashes that shaped human civilization erupted across the fertile plains between the Tigris and Euphrates. Warriors of the Cradle Kingdoms transports readers into the raw, formative struggle for power among Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, and Assyria—wars that defined the political and military foundations of the ancient world. This authoritative exploration reveals how rival city-states developed the first organized armies, engineered innovative weapons, established battlefield tactics, and orchestrated campaigns that would echo through millennia. From chariot warfare and siege innovations to imperial conquests that redrew ancient borders, each chapter reconstructs the pivotal conflicts that transformed scattered settlements into mighty empires. Designed for readers seeking a deeper, more technical understanding of ancient military history, this book offers a clear, meticulously detailed examination of the strategies, technologies, and geopolitical tensions that shaped humanity's earliest theaters of war. Step into the birthplace of organized conflict and uncover how Mesopotamia's battles forged the blueprint for warfare across the ancient world.

• Autore: Charlotte Hayes
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: epubli
• Formato: EPUB2 con Adobe DRM
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9783565107018