Sách - Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs - Unconventional Warfare by Adrienne Mayor (UK edition, paperback)

Ships from and sold by EXPERAL Singapore Publisher: Princeton University Press Origin: United Kingdom (Imported) ISBN 13: 9780691211084 Condition: Brandnew Binding: paperback Pages: 432 Dimensons: 134 x 203 x 30 | 554 (gram) ---------------------------------------- A gripping and groundbreaking history of how ancient cultures developed and biological, chemical, and other unconventional s of warFlamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease: are these terrifying agents of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot. In this riveting history of the origins of unconventional war, Adrienne Mayor shows that cultures around the world have biological and chemical s for thousands of years—and debated the morality of doing so. Drawing extraordinary connections between the mythical worlds of Hercules and the Trojan War, the accounts of Herodotus and Thucydides, and modern methods of war and terrorism, this richly illustrated history catapults readers into the dark and fascinating realm of ancient war and mythic treachery. Giá sản phẩm trên Tiki đã bao gồm thuế theo luật hiện hành. Bên cạnh đó, tuỳ vào loại sản phẩm, hình thức và địa chỉ giao hàng mà có thể phát sinh thêm chi phí khác như phí vận chuyển, phụ phí hàng cồng kềnh, thuế nhập khẩu (đối với đơn hàng giao từ nước ngoài có giá trị trên 1 triệu đồng).....