The ancient world at war a global history

Table of Contents: “…Brian Ferguson -- Ancient Egyptian warfare / Ian Shaw and Daniel Boatright -- Ancient Near Eastern warfare / Nigel Tallis -- The might of the Persian empire / Nicholas Sekunda -- Minoan and Mycenaean warfare / Alan Peatfield -- War in Archaic and Classical Greece / Hams vam Wees -- Alexander the Great and Hellenistic warfare / David Potter -- Armies of the Roman Republic / Nathan Rosenstein -- Celtic and Iberian warrior cultures / Louis Rawlings -- Imperial Roman warfare / Jon Coulston -- Rome and the barbarians / Hugh Elton -- Central Asia from the Scythians to the Huns / Jon Coulston -- Warfare in ancient South Asia / Robin Coningham and Mark Manuel -- Warfare in ancient China / Charles A. …”

World history 50 things you really need to know by Crofton, Ian

Table of Contents: “…From ancient times to the Middle Ages : The beginnings of agriculture -- The first cities -- Egypt of the pharaohs -- Classical Greece -- Alexander the Great -- The spread of Roman power -- The fall of Rome and its aftermath -- The rise of Islam -- The Vikings -- The Crusades -- The Black Death. …”