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Invincible Beast : Understanding the Hellenistic Pike Phalanx in Action by Christopher Matthew (2022, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPen & Sword Books The Limited

ISBN-101399085263

ISBN-139781399085267

eBay Product ID (ePID)13057262191

Product Key Features

Book TitleInvincible Beast : Understanding the Hellenistic Pike Phalanx in Action

Number of Pages544 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary Science, Military / Ancient, Ancient / Greece, Military / Weapons

Publication Year2022

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering, History

AuthorChristopher Matthew

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.1 in

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ReviewsThe exceptional analysis goes point by counterpoint by counter-counterpoint... You won't look at a block of Macedonian pikemen on the tabletop the same way.

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingAn

Dewey Decimal356.10938

SynopsisThe Hellenistic pike-phalanx was a true military innovation, transforming the face of warfare in the ancient world., The Hellenistic pike-phalanx was a true military innovation, transforming the face of warfare in the ancient world. For nearly 200 years, from the rise of the Macedonians as a military power in the mid-fourth century BC, to their defeat at the hands of the Romans at Pydna in 168BC, the pike-wielding heavy infantryman (the phalangite) formed the basis of nearly every Hellenistic army to deploy on battlefields stretching from Italy to India. And yet, despite this dominance, and the vast literature dedicated to detailing the history of the Hellenistic world, there remains fierce debate among modern scholars about how infantry combat in this age was actually conducted. Christopher Matthews critically examines phalanx combat by using techniques such as physical re-creation, experimental archaeology, and ballistics testing, and then comparing the findings of this testing to the ancient literary, artistic and archaeological evidence, as well as modern theories. The result is the most comprehensive and up-to-date study of what heavy infantry combat was like in the age of Alexander the Great and his Successors.

LC Classification NumberUD75