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ANCIENT ARMIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST Text by TERENCE WISE Colour plates by ANGUS McBRIDE

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He Speer,ll Air Se-vlCe TI'e Royal "la-ines 1956-84 Bat:le 'or t,e ralklards ~ I ). La,d rorees (2): Naval f o-ces (3)' All' Forces Argent re Fo'ces r toe ralkla'ld~ Israeh Arroy 1948-73 Arab A'roies : I): 1948-73 Arab A'Mies (2): 1973 88 Ar'Yl es , _ebanor) 1982-84 V,e:ram Wa, Arrries 1962-75 V,e:raM Wa- Arrries (2) War in Cambodia 970-75 W"," 111 Laos 1960-75 Moder, Ahea, 'Nnrs ( I ): RhodeSia 1965-80 (2): A 'gela & Mozambleue (3): Sc~t,-West Afnca G-er',lda 983 RJSS is Wa' in A'gbanistar Ccrtral A'Ylencar INars

GENERAL 65 -'e 'l,oynl Navy 107 108 138 72 214

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THE ANCIENT WORLD 218 109 137 69 148 121 46 93 129 158 175 180 243

Ancient Chinese Armies Ancient Middle East The Scythians 700-300 B.c. Greek & Persian Wars 500-323 B.C. Army of Alexander the Great Carthaginian Wars Roman Army: ( I): Caesar-Trajan (2): Hadrian-Constantine P.ome·s Enemies: (I :Germanics & Dacians (2: Gallic & Br ish Ce s (3 : Parthians & Sassanids (4 :Spain 218 B.c.-I 9 B.C. (S : The Desert Frontier

THE MEDIEVAL WORLD 247 154 255 125 150 89 85 231 75 171 155 200 105 222

Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th-9th C. Arthur & Anglo-Saxon Wars Armies of the Muslim Conquest Armies of Islam, 7th-I Ith C. The Age of Charlemagne Byzantine Armies 886-1 I 18 Saxon, Viking & Norman French Medieval Armies IQOO.I3OO Armies of the Crusades Saladin & the Saracens Knights of Christ EI C,d & Reconquista IOSO-I492 The Mongols The Age of Tamerlane

251 50 151 94 136 166 195 259 140 210 II I 144 113 145 99

Med eval Chinese Armies Medieval European Armies Scots & Welsh Wars The SWISS 1300-1500 ItahanArmies 1300-1500 German Armies 1300-1500 Hungary & E. Europe IQOO.1568 The Mamluks 1250-1517 Ottoman Turks 1300-1774 Venetian Empire 1200-1670 Armies of Creey and POItiers Medieval Burgundy 1364.1477 Armies of Agincourt Wars of the Roses Medieval Heraldry

16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES 256 191 38 101 263 235 262 14 I 10 203 267 97 86 184 188

The Irish Wars 1485·1 603 Henry VIII's Army The Landsknechts The Conquistadores Mughullndia 1504·1761 GustavusAdolp us (I): Infantry Gustavus Adolp us (2): Cavalry English uvil War Armies New Model Army 1645-60 Louis XIV's Army The British Army 1660-1704 Marlboroogh's Army Samurai Armies 1550-1615 Polish Armies 1569-1696 (I) Polish Armies 1569·1696 (2)

279 The Border Reivers

18TH CENTURY 261 260 264 I 18 236 240 248 271 276 280 48 228 39 244 273

18th Century Highlanders Peter the Great's Army (I): Infantry Peter the Great's Army (2): Cavalry Jacoplte Rebellions Frederick the Great ( I) Frederick the Great (2) Fredenck the Great (3) Austrian Army 1740·80(1) Austnan Army 1740·80 (2) Austnan Army 1740-80 (3) Wolfe's Army Amerkan Woodland Indl3ns British Army in N. America French In Amer. War Ind. General Washington's Army (I): 1775·1778

NAPOLEONIC PERIOD 257 79 87 64 55 68 76 83 141 146 153

Napoleon's Campaigns in Italy Napoleon's Egyptian Campa gn Napoleon's Marshals Nap's Cuirassiers & Carab n,ers Nap's Dragoons & Lancers Nap's Line Chasseurs Nap's Hussars ~ ap's Guard Cavalry Nap's Line Infantry Nap's Light Infantry Nap's Guard In antry (I)

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