Ancient Warfare 104 (pre-order)

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How do you get the right man to command your armies? Does he learn on the job, or from books, and what happens when something goes wrong?

Theme: Officers and generals

Jasper Oorthuys, 'Who put you in charge - Historical introduction'.

Ross Ballard, 'The burden of command - Republican military leadership'.

Murray Dahm, 'The value of experience - The commanders of Alexander the Great'.

Gareth Williams, 'The Battle of Artemisium - Context and continuity'.

Murray Dahm, 'The Battle of Boju - Sun Tzu seals his reputation?'.

Murray Dahm, 'Read your way to victory - Texts to help train your commanders'.

Jo Ball, 'Centurions behaving badly - The darkers side of the Roman centurion'.

Fred K. Drogula, 'Flexible officers - Lucius Marcius and the disaster in Spain'.

Features:

Andrew Yamato, 'The Telamon grip - A theory of Greek shield functionality'.

Clay Vagrant, 'Generals of the martial emperor - Asserting Han military dominance'.

Murray Dahm, 'The "little" Ludovisi sarcophagus - Great things come in small packages'.

Velite Aquila, 'Nakes fury - Warriors of Ixtlan and La Playa'.

Mark McCaffery, 'Carinifex Adulescens - Decrying a betrayer of the state'.

Jo Ball, 'Lost to the sea - The stele of Demokleides'.

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Medieval World

Located in Zutphen, the Netherlands, Karwansaray Publishers produces both books and magazines with a historical focus. Our four magazines - Ancient Warfare, Medieval World: Culture & Conflict, Ancient History, and Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy - are released on a bi-monthly basis in both paper and digital formats.