The Ancient Assyrians : Empire and Army, 883–612 BC (Hardcover)

(Subject to confirmation) Introduction: The sources. Chap 1: The location of Assyria. Chap 2: The antecedents of Assyrian Militarism. Chap 3: The Army of the Middle Assyrian Kingdom. Chap 4: Historical backdrop to the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Part Two: The 'Reconquista' and the Age of the Great Raids - 910 to 745 BC Chap 5: The revival of Assyrian power - the recovery of the lost lands of Assyria. Chap 6: The army of Ashurnasirpal and Shalmaneser II. Part Three: The Age of Empire 745 BC - 612 BC Chap 7: The great reformer - Tiglath Pileser III and the creation of the Assyrian Empire. Chap 8: The expansion of the Assyrian Army. The establishment of a core standing army. Chap 9: The sinews of Assyrian military power. Horses and their supply. Raw materials and weapons production. The logistical base of Assyrian campaigns. Chap 10: The reign of Sargon II and the expansion of the empire. Chap 11: Sennacherib and his wars. Focus on the Campaign against Judah in 701. Chap 12: Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal - the invasions of Egypt and the imperial overstretch. Part Four: Decline and Fall Chap 13: Civil war and the final encounter between 614 and 612 with the Medes and Babylonians that saw the final collapse of Assyria in 612 BC.