Empires, Wars, and Battles
The Middle East from Antiquity to the Rise of the New World
$25.70
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
10 July 2008
Summary
As current events have made painfully obvious, the Middle East is a region long torn by strife and traditions of warfare. In this elegant, fast-paced, and well thought out cultural and military history, T C F Hopkins, author of Confrontation at Lepanto, provides a remarkable glimpse into the origins of the conflicts that formed the ancient world as well as the world we have inherited.
This book examines the development of the traditions and hostilities that have grown from millennia o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780765303271 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0765303272 |
| Author: | T.C.F. Hopkins |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | Forge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 10 July 2008 |
| Weight: | 245g |
| Dimensions: | 191mm x 127mm |
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Critics Review
“Hopkins has provided a compact, fast-moving, and frequently exciting account of the struggle, climaxed by an absorbing blow-by-blow description of the daylong battle, avoiding excessive reliance on naval jargon, enabling general readers to appreciate this excellent recounting of a seminal event.” –Booklist on Confrontation at Lepanto
About The Author
T.C.F. Hopkins
T C F Hopkins has studied history for more than 40 years and has a special interest in cultural anthropology as well as military history. The pseudonym for an author of dozens of fantasy, horror, and young adult novels, Hopkins has been nominated for the Edgar Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Bram Stoker Award.
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