TY - BOOK ID - 17340470 TI - Classical Greek tactics PY - 2018 VL - 409 SN - 9789004355361 9004355367 9789004355576 900435557X PB - Leiden Boston DB - UniCat KW - Military art and science KW - History KW - HISTORY KW - Military art and science. KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Military KW - Other. KW - Military Science. KW - Greece. KW - History. KW - Art et science militaires KW - Military art and science - Greece - History UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:17340470 AB - What determined the choices of the Greeks on the battlefield ? Were their tactics defined by unwritten moral rules, or was all considered fair in war ? In 'Classical Greek Tactics : A Cultural History', Roel Konijnendijk re-examines the literary evidence for the battle tactics and tactical thought of the Greeks during the 5th and 4th centuries BC. Rejecting the traditional image of limited, ritualised battle, Konijnendijk sketches a world of brutally destructive engagements, restricted only by the stubborn amateurism of the men who fought. The resulting model of hoplite battle does away with most received wisdom about the nature of Greek battle tactics, and redefines the way they reflected the values of Greek culture as a whole ER -