The origins of war: from the Stone Age to Alexander the Great

Preface to the Revised Edition; Preface; 1. Prehistoric Warfare; 2. Ancient Near Eastern Warfare: the Copper-Bronze Age; 3. Assyria and Persia: the Age of Iron; 4. Classical Greek Warfare; 5. The Military Revolution; 6. Alexander the Great and the Origins of Modern War; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Illustration Credits; Index.