Taking a populist approach to a serious subject, Myke Cole combines a novelist's flair for drama with an ancient historian's eye for detail to create a unique book that delves into one of the most popular areas of the Ancient World.
From the time of Ancient Sumeria, the heavy infantry phalanx dominated the battlefield. Armed with spears or pikes, standing shoulder to shoulder with shields interlocking, the men of the phalanx presented an impenetrable wall of wood and metal to the enemy. Until, that is, the Roman legion emerged to challenge them as masters of infantry battle. Covering the period in which the legion and phalanx clashed (280-168 BC), Myke Cole delves into their tactics, arms and equipment, organization and deployment. Drawing on original primary sources to examine six battles in which the legion fought the phalanx--Heraclea (280 BC), Asculum (279 BC), Beneventum (275 BC), Cynoscephalae (197 BC), Magnesia (190 BC), and Pydna (168 BC)--he shows how and why the Roman legion, with its flexible organization, versatile tactics and iron discipline, came to eclipse the hitherto untouchable Hellenistic phalanx and dominate the ancient battlefield.
Автор: Myke Cole Название: The Bronze Lie ISBN: 1472843762 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472843760 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 2375.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Covering Sparta's full classical history, The Bronze Lie examines the myth of Spartan warrior supremacy. The last stand at Thermopylae made the Spartans legends in their own time, famous for their toughness, stoicism and martial prowess - but was this reputation earned?The Spartan hoplite enjoys unquestioned currency as history's greatest fighting man. Spartans were known for their refusal to surrender in the face of impossible odds, even when it meant certain death.
But was this simply the success of a propaganda machine?Covering Sparta's full classical history from the foundation of the city-state through to its final overthrow by Rome in the 1st century BC, The Bronze Lie examines the myth of Spartan warrior supremacy and paints a very different picture of Spartan warfare - one punctuated by frequent and heavy losses. Author Myke Cole looks at the major battles, with a special focus on previously under-publicized Spartan reverses that have been left largely unexamined. He reveals why Spartan society became dedicated to militarism, and examines the men who lived under its brutal rule.
The result is a refreshingly honest and accurate account of Spartan warfare.
Автор: Cole, Myke Название: Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier ISBN: 0425256367 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780425256367 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 735.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Cole, Myke Название: Gemini Cell ISBN: 0425269647 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780425269640 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 827.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Cole, Myke Название: Shadow Ops: Control Point ISBN: 1937007243 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781937007249 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 735.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Cole Myke Название: The Queen of Crows ISBN: 1250213576 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250213570 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Рейтинг: Цена: 1378.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Myke Cole, star of CBS's Hunted and author of the Shadow Ops series returns with book two of the Sacred Throne Trilogy: The Queen of Crows.
In this epic fantasy sequel, Heloise stands tall against overwhelming odds--crippling injuries, religious tyrants--and continues her journey from obscurity to greatness with the help of alchemically-empowered armor and an unbreakable spirit. No longer just a shell-shocked girl, she is now a figure of revolution whose cause grows ever stronger. But the time for hiding underground is over. Heloise must face the tyrannical Order and win freedom for her people. A heart-wrenching, blood-racing, all-around page-turner. Spare, vivid and surprisingly sensual, with a small, fierce heroine who will stick in your mind and live in your soul.--Diana Gabaldon on The Armored Saint The Sacred Throne Trilogy #1 The Armored Saint #2 The Queen of Crows
Автор: Thomas Patrick, Cole Myke, Digerolamo Tony Название: The Wildsidhe Chronicles: Omnibus of Books 1-6 ISBN: 1890096865 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781890096861 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4311.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is the story of three hundred ordinary kids who went to school one day and became victims of a magic spell. Kidnapped, along with fragments of their town, the kids found themselves in a world of dragons and darkcats, of dwarves and Fortesans. It was no fairytale land, but a dangerous realm where magic ruled, a place known as the Wildsidhe.
Автор: Cole Myke Название: The Armored Saint ISBN: 1250199670 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250199676 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Рейтинг: Цена: 1378.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The first book in Myke Cole`s The Sacred Throne Trilogy, blending epic fantasy with powered armor for mainstream fantasy fans.
Автор: Myke Cole Название: Legion versus Phalanx ISBN: 1472828429 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472828422 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 2970.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
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From the time of Ancient Sumeria, the heavy infantry phalanx dominated the battlefield. Armed with spears or pikes, standing shoulder to shoulder, and with overlapping shields, they presented an impenetrable wall of wood and metal to the enemy. It was the phalanx that allowed Greece to become the dominant power in the Western world. That is, until the Romans developed the legion and cracked the phalanx.
In Legion versus Phalanx Cole weighs the two fighting forces against each other. Covering the period in which the legion and phalanx clashed (280--168 BC), he looks at each formation in detail--delving into their tactics, arms, and equipment, organization and the deployment. It then examines six key battles in which legion battled phalanx: Heraclea (280 BC), Asculum (279 BC), Beneventum (275 BC), Cynoscephalae (197 BC), Magnesia (190 BC), and Pydna (168 BC)--battles that determined the fate of the ancient world. Drawing on original primary sources, Myke Cole presents a highly detailed but lively history of this defining clash of military formations.
Автор: Cole Myke Название: The Killing Light ISBN: 1250213568 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250213563 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Рейтинг: Цена: 1562.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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The thrilling conclusion to Myke Cole's Sacred Throne trilogy
Heloise and her allies are marching on the Imperial Capital. The villagers, the Kipti, and the Red Lords are united only in their loyalty to Heloise, though dissenting voices are many and they are loud.
The unstable alliance faces internal conflicts and external strife, yet they're united in their common goal. But when the first of the devils start pouring through a rent in the veil between worlds, Heloise must strike a bargain with an unlikely ally, or doom her people to death and her world to ruin.
Praise for the Sacred Throne Trilogy
A heart-wrenching, blood-racing, all-around page-turner. Spare, vivid and surprisingly sensual, with a small, fierce heroine who will stick in your mind and live in your soul.--Diana Gabaldon
Ruthless and heart-wrenching. --Robin Hobb
The Sacred Throne Trilogy
The Armored Saint The Queen of Crows The Killing Light
Автор: Cole Myke Название: Sixteenth Watch ISBN: 0857668056 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780857668059 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1470.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Coast Guard mustprevent the first lunar war in history!
Описание: The story of the Spartans is one of the best known in history, from their rigorous training to their dramatic feats of arms--but is that portrait of Spartan supremacy true? Renowned novelist and popular historian Myke Cole goes back to the original sources to set the record straight.
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