Generals, warriors and strategists. War in antiquity from Achilles to Attila
Generals, warriors and strategists. War in Antiquity from Achilles to Attila is a non-fiction book on military history by Raimund Schulz . It was published on August 24, 2012 by Klett-Cotta Verlag and deals with the war in antiquity .
content
On 629 pages, Schulz chronologically lists the developments in antiquity that influenced victory or defeat in war. He begins with the first descriptions under Homer , describes the developments in the polis , the Peloponnesian War and Alexander's campaigns . He then deals extensively with the rise and fall of the Roman Empire . He not only looks at the further developments in weapon technology, but also goes into the social, fiscal and political circumstances of the time.
review
Thomas Speckmann from the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung attests to Schulz that with the book he succeeded in creating an “ impressive overall picture of the war in antiquity ”, which he even sees as a “ new standard work that should shape further research over many years ”.
The reviewer of the Süddeutsche Zeitung , Stephan Speicher, likes the idea, but thinks that the author is too bogged down in details. Nor is he entirely convinced of the necessity of the book.
output
- Raimund Schulz: Generals, warriors and strategists. War in antiquity from Achilles to Attila. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2012. ISBN 978-3-608-94768-7 .
Web links
- Review notes on generals, warriors, and strategists. War in antiquity from Achilles to Attila at perlentaucher.de
- Thomas Speckmann: Towards the steppe, only broadening helped. Raimund Schulz: Generals, warriors and strategists. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. December 16, 2012, accessed February 18, 2013 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Pearl Diver Reviews