Adrienne Mayor
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World
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Ancient cultures have used biological and chemical weapons for thousands of years, and debated the morality of doing so. This history connects the mythical worlds of Hercules and the Trojan War to modern methods of war and terrorism.
Format: Hardback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 26 July 2022
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, and the large-scale spreading of disease are not modern inventions. In this captivating history of the origins of unconventional warfare, Adrienne Mayor reveals 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 transports readers into the dark and fascinating realm of ancient warfare and mythic treachery.
Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, and the large-scale spreading of disease are not modern inventions. In this captivating history of the origins of unconventional warfare, Adrienne Mayor reveals 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 transports readers into the dark and fascinating realm of ancient warfare and mythic treachery.
Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, and the large-scale spreading of disease are not modern inventions. In this captivating history of the origins of unconventional warfare, Adrienne Mayor reveals 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 transports readers into the dark and fascinating realm of ancient warfare and mythic treachery.
Dimension: 203 x 133 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780691217819
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