The Neo-Assyrian Shield: Evolution, Heraldry, and Associated Tactics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781937040024)

Vendor: Fabrice De Backer
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Format: Paperback
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The Neo-Assyrian Shield: Evolution, Heraldry, and Associated Tactics

$24.95

The Neo-Assyrian Shield: Evolution, Heraldry, and Associated Tactics

$24.95
Format: Paperback
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This handbook treats the different types of shields used by soldiers in the Neo-Assyrian army and their opponents. Written, visual, and material sources are analyzed to illustrate practical aspects of defensive weaponry in the ancient Near East in the first millennium B.C. The origins, use, evolution, and manufacture of shields are considered in presenting a typology that is essential reading for enthusiasts and scholars alike.

Author: Fabrice De Backer
ISBN-10: 193704002X
ISBN-13: 9781937040024
Publisher: Lockwood Press
Language: English
Published: 01/05/2016
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d
By Fabrice De Backer
By Fabrice De Backer
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Fabrice De Backer received his doctorates in Ancient Near Eastern Philology and History from the Universite Catholique de Louvain-La-Neuve and Sciences of Antiquity from the Universite de Strasbourg, Strasbourg II. He is a military history enthusiast as well as an archaeologist. He is the author of L'art du siege neo-assyrien (Brill, 2013).

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