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Gabriel explores 18 ancient army systems, focusing on their organizational structures, weaponry, and how cultural values influenced military force. The analysis delves into the tactical doctrines and operational capabilities of each army, revealing how technical limitations and societal imperatives shaped their effectiveness. Connections across cultures and historical periods provide a broader context for understanding these ancient forces. The examination includes armies from Sumer and Akkad, the Pharaohs, Hittites, Mitanni, Biblical armies, Assyria, China, Persia, Greece, Carthage, India, Rome, Iberians, Celts, Germans, Goths, Byzantium, Vikings, Arab forces, Japan, Mongolia, and the Ottomans. Additionally, the text offers an overview of warfare from 2500 B.C.E. to 1453 C.E. and traces the evolution of modern warfare from 1453 to 2002 C.E. The content is structured with a foreword, preface, and detailed chapters on each army, concluding with an exploration of modern warfare, a bibliography, and an index.

Warrior Pharaoh is a work of historical fiction that tells the story of the life and deeds of Pharaoh Thutmose II (14801426 B.C.) of Egypt, one of the greatest political and military leaders of the ancient world. Written by one of Americas premier military historians, the attention to historical detail is exceeded only by the storys fast pace and riveting adventure as the author tells the tale of Thutmoses early life, rise to power, defeat of his enemies, and rule over Egypt in the 15 century B.C. The portrayal of life, love and war in ancient Egypt offers a historical tale of human adventure from which the reader will learn much about how best, from the personal perspectives of those who lived and made it.