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Because of their enormous size, elephants have long been irresistible for kings as symbols of their eminence. The author traces the history of the war elephant in India and the spread of the institution to the West, where elephants took part in some of the greatest wars of antiquity.
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Elephants and Kings, Thomas Trautmann
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- Title
- Elephants and Kings
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Thomas Trautmann
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 022626436X
- ISBN13
- 9780226264363
- Category
- Nature in general
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- Because of their enormous size, elephants have long been irresistible for kings as symbols of their eminence. The author traces the history of the war elephant in India and the spread of the institution to the West, where elephants took part in some of the greatest wars of antiquity.