War in ancient Egypt : the New Kingdom

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Title:

Author:

Spalinger, Anthony John.

ISBN:

9781405113717

9781405113724

Personal Author:

Spalinger, Anthony John.

Publication Information:

Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2005.

Physical Description:

xx, 291 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Series:

Ancient world at war

Series Title:

Ancient world at war

Contents:

1. Prelude to New Kingdom warfare -- 2. The system of Early Dynasty XVIII : technological and physical constraints -- 3. Southern and northern expansion -- 4. Social and religious implications of the new military system -- 5. The battle of Megiddo and its result -- 6. The pharaoh on campaign : ideal and real -- 7. The later military situation in Asia and at home -- 8. Egyptian imperialism and Thutmose III -- 9. Dynasty XVIII : warfare and economy -- 10. The Amarna letters and war -- 11. The influence of the Egyptian military from Late Dynasty XVIII to Dynasty XIX -- 12. Early Dynasty XIX -- 13. To Kadesh and after -- 14. Merenptah and Ramesses III -- 15. Egypt on the defensive -- 16. The social system of the military in the Ramesside period.

Subject Term:

Military art and science -- Egypt -- History.

Geographic Term:

Egypt -- History, Military.

Egypt -- History -- New Kingdom, ca. 1550-ca. 1070 B.C.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0416/2004006269.html

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Summary

This book is an introduction to the war machine of New Kingdom Egypt from c. 1575 bc-1100 bc.
Focuses on the period in which the Egyptians created a professional army and gained control of Syria, creating an "Empire of Asia".
Written by a respected Egyptologist.
Highlights new technological developments, such as the use of chariots and siege technology.
Considers the socio-political aspects of warfare, particularly the rise to power of a new group of men.
Evaluates the military effectiveness of the Egyptian state, looking at the logistics of warfare during this period.
Incorporates maps and photographs, a chronological table, and a chart of dynasties and pharaohs