A Global History of Pre-Modern Warfare : Before the Rise of the West, 10,000 BCE–1500 CE (Paperback)

Introduction: Evolution of Warfare before the Rise of the West 1. The Origins of Warfare 2. Military Convergence and the Bronze Age Civilisations of Eurasia 3. Military Divergence in Eurasia: Classical Greece against Persia 4. The Era of Hybrid Military Machines: Macedonia, the Hellenistic Monarchies, India and China 5. Military Divergence Again: Rome, Carthage, Parthia, India and the Far East 6. Military Convergence in Medieval Eurasia 7. Convergence or Divergence?: Naval Warfare in Medieval Eurasia 8. Evolution of Warfare beyond Eurasia Conclusion