Search Results: Military & Warfare from Ancient World Books

Simon & Schuster. Very Good+. 1994. Softcover. 0684813211 . Pages a bit tanned. ; 0.68 x 8.41 x 5.53 Inches; 272 pages; Shay works from an intriguing premise: that the study of the great Homeric epic of war, The Iliad, can illuminate our understanding of Vietnam, and vice versa. Along the way, he compares the battlefield experiences of men like Agamemnon and Patroclus with those of frontline grunts, analyzes the berserker rage that overcame Achilles and so many American soldiers alike, and considers the ways in which societies ancient and modern have accounted for and dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder---a malady only recently recognized in the medical literature, but well attested in Homer's pages. .

Simon & Schuster. Very Good+. 1995. Softcover. 0684813211 . Light Shelfwear. Scholar's name to ffep (Robert Brown). ; 0.68 x 8.41 x 5.53 Inches; 272 pages; Shay works from an intriguing premise: that the study of the great Homeric epic of war, The Iliad, can illuminate our understanding of Vietnam, and vice versa. Along the way, he compares the battlefield experiences of men like Agamemnon and Patroclus with those of frontline grunts, analyzes the berserker rage that overcame Achilles and so many American soldiers alike, and considers the ways in which societies ancient and modern have accounted for and dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder---a malady only recently recognized in the medical literature, but well attested in Homer's pages. .

B. G. Teubner. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. Minor shelfwear. Light browning to endpapers. Inscription from editor (Herbert Musurillo) to Colin. ; Greek text with Latin commentary and preface. ; Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana TEUBNER; 8vo; 94 pages; Signed by Editor .

Croom Helm. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0709942850 . Very minor shelfwear else Fine/Fine. ; The Aim of this study is to build up an accurate picture of the soldier and politician by scrutiny of the main sources -- Livy, Plutarch and Polybius (the last of whom worked under the direct patronage of Paullus). Contents: Polybius and the Image; Livy and the Image; Plutarch and the Image; Another Look. ; 8vo; 171 pages .

Croom Helm. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0709942850 . Bumping to bottom corners and spine ends. Minor shelfwear. ; The Aim of this study is to build up an accurate picture of the soldier and politician by scrutiny of the main sources -- Livy, Plutarch and Polybius (the last of whom worked under the direct patronage of Paullus). Contents: Polybius and the Image; Livy and the Image; Plutarch and the Image; Another Look. ; 8vo; 171 pages .

Croom Helm. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0709942850 . Former owner's name to ffep. DJ has light creasing along top edge. Minor shelfwear to book and DJ ; 8vo; 171 pages .

Croom Helm. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0709942850 . The Aim of this study is to build up an accurate picture of the soldier and politician by scrutiny of the main sources -- Livy, Plutarch and Polybius (the last of whom worked under the direct patronage of Paullus). Contents: Polybius and the Image; Livy and the Image; Plutarch and the Image; Another Look. ; 8vo; 171 pages .

Croom Helm. Good in Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0709942850 . Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Tape stains to boards with some adhesive tape still affixed. Internally VG. ; 8vo; 171 pages .

Noyes Press. Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0815550367 . DJ is discolored along edges of front panel. DJ has minor shelfwear. ; Noyes Classical Studies; 288 pages; Looks at the history of the Roman Empire in the middle part of the third century A. D. From the reign of Philip the Arab to Carus and his dynasty before the reign of Diocletian. Book is heavily illustrated with pictures of coins of the period. .

Noyes Press. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0815550367 . Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Minor shelfwear. ; Noyes Classical Studies; 288 pages; Looks at the history of the Roman Empire in the middle part of the third century A. D. From the reign of Philip the Arab to Carus and his dynasty before the reign of Diocletian. Book is heavily illustrated with pictures of coins of the period. .

Noyes Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0815550367 . Foxing to textblock and endpapers. DJ is discolored along edges and spine. DJ has minor shelfwear. ; Noyes Classical Studies; 288 pages; Looks at the history of the Roman Empire in the middle part of the third century A. D. From the reign of Philip the Arab to Carus and his dynasty before the reign of Diocletian. Book is heavily illustrated with pictures of coins of the period. .

Noyes Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0815550367 . Dustjacket spine is slightly discolored. Tiny chip to DJ at head of spine. Former owner's name on ffep. ; Noyes Classical Studies; 288 pages; Looks at the history of the Roman Empire in the middle part of the third century A. D. From the reign of Philip the Arab to Carus and his dynasty before the reign of Diocletian. Book is heavily illustrated with pictures of coins of the period. .

Noyes Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0815550367 . DJ is very discolored with light chipping and edgewear. Book has very light shelfwear with slight bumping along bottom edge of boards. ; Noyes Classical Studies; 288 pages; Looks at the history of the Roman Empire in the middle part of the third century A. D. From the reign of Philip the Arab to Carus and his dynasty before the reign of Diocletian. Book is heavily illustrated with pictures of coins of the period. .

Batsford Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0713406070 . Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Else minor shelfwear to book. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). DJ has minor shelfwear. ; 210 pages .

A. M. Hakkert. Very Good-. 1970. Softcover. 0888665024 . Scholar's label to inner cover (H. J. Mason). Rubbing and scuffing to wraps. Creasing to spine. ; 265 pages .

University of Oklahoma Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0806116129 . Paperclip indent to top of first few pages. Dustjacket has minor edgewear to extremities but is now protected in mylar. ; This volume deals with Alexander and his times by offering a detailed examination of the most important extant inscriptions contemporary with the conqueror. In each chapter tha author offers an epigraphic commentary of the specific inscription, giving its modern location, its condition, and the history of the stele or fragment itself. Then, on the basis of personal examination of the documents, he provides a historical interpretation of its contents. ; 252 pages .

University of Oklahoma Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0806116129 . Former classics scholar's name on ffep (Christian Habicht). Bump to top corner. Mild shelfwear. ; This volume deals with Alexander and his times by offering a detailed examination of the most important extant inscriptions contemporary with the conqueror. In each chapter tha author offers an epigraphic commentary of the specific inscription, giving its modern location, its condition, and the history of the stele or fragment itself. Then, on the basis of personal examination of the documents, he provides a historical interpretation of its contents. ; 252 pages .

Ares Publishers, Inc.. Fine. 1985. Softcover. 0890052565 . 8.5 x 1 x 5.5 Inches .

A. M. Hakkert. Very Good-. 1970. Softcover. 0888665024 . Former owner's signature on fly page. Adhesive stain on outer cover from removed call-number. Colour loss to a small portion of front wrap. Former institution's bookplate on inner cover. ; 265 pages .

Institute for Balkan Studies. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. Softcover. Minor edgewear to book. Softcover includes edgewear with a few small chips. ; Historical inquiry into all that pertains to the Hellenic upbringing and education, the Hellenic spirit, the Hellenic traditions, in the general relations of Alexander the Great with the Hellenic cities and race as a whole from boyhood to his death. ; 294 pages .