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.
Gabriel examines 18 ancient army systems, examining the organizational structure and weapons employed and the degree to which cultural values and imperatives shaped the form and application of military force. The tactical doctrines and specific operational capabilities of each army are analyzed to explain how certain technical limitations and societal/cultural imperatives affected the operational capabilities of ancient armies. Cross-cultural and cross-historical connections ground the analysis in the larger historical context of the ancient world. .Sumer and Akkad .The Armies of the Pharaohs .The Hittites .The Mitanni .Armies of the Bible .The Iron Army of Assyria .Chinese Armies .Persia and the Art of Logistics .The Greeks .Carthaginian Armies .Armies of India .Rome .The Iberians, Celts, Germans, and Goths .The Army of Byzantium .The Vikings .The Arab Armies .The Japanese Way of War .The Mongols .The Ottomans This book also provides an introductory overview of war in the ancient world, from 2500 B.C.E. to 1453 C.E., as well as an examination of the evolution of modern warfare from 1453 to 2002 C.E. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Preface War in the Ancient World The World's First Armies, Sumer, and Akkad The Armies of the Pharaohs The Hittites and Iron Weapons The Mitanni and the War Chariot The Armies of the Bible The Iron Army of Assyria Chinese Armies: The Shang and Zhou Periods Persia and the Art of Logistics The Greek Way of War: Classical and Imperial Periods Carthaginian Armies Armies of India: Vedic and Imperial Periods Rome: The Armies of the Caesars Barbarian Armies: Iberians, Gauls, Germans, and Goths The Army of Byzantium The Vikings: Raiders from the Open Sea The Arab Armies The Japanese Way of War The Mongols The Ottomans The Evolution of Modern War Bibliography Index
A psychiatric casualty from the Vietnam War, Trip Tripoletti accepts a teaching position at St. Sebastian College run by Norbertine monks and discovers not all madness is confined to army psychiatric wards. They're all here—a stigmatic dwarf, a cat-torturing Ukrainian, a poisonous dean, an LSD-crazed monk, a necrophilic priest, a suicidal homosexual, a pre-orgasmic dean of women—along with the usual collection of zany faculty all too familiar to those of us who survived Catholic higher education. Gabriel's characters are alive and crazy, and hysterically funny to boot, that is until Trip stumbles upon the terrible secret kept by the monks of St. Sebastian, and then events take a deadly turn that threatens Trip's sanity and his life. Sebastian's Cross is black humor at its best!
