Warfare in New Kingdom Egypt [Hardcover]

The New Kingdom of Egypt marks the apogee of military organisation and preparedness. Beginning the era under foreign occupation, the Egyptians built up an army to challenge the invaders and liberate their land. Using the newest battlefield technologies (bows, chariots, and hand weapons), the new pharaohs pushed the frontiers of the New Kingdom into Syria and Ethiopia. This is the era of Set I, Ramses II, and Tuthmosis III, the greatest military pharaohs in Egyptian history.Warfare in New Kingdom Egypt narrates this incredible rise to power, describing in detail the way in which the Egyptian war machine was structured, how it was supplied, and how it fought. It considers all aspects, some often neglected, such as campaign tents, logistics, and rations, in addition to the design of hand weapons and bows. Various kits have been reconstructed for the book, giving the reader a very immediate sense of what an Egyptian warriors equipment looked like.The 3rd century was a turbulent and testing time for the Empire. This work looks at the new styles of arms and armour comparing construction, use and effectiveness to the more familiar types of Roman kit used by soldiers in earlier wars. The changes enabled the empire to adaptto emerge in the 4th century able to tackle the challenges of a new age.Impressively informative and exceptional well written, organized and presented, Warfare in New Kingdom Egypt by historian Paul Elliott is unreservedly recommended and will prove to be a critically acclaimed addition to both community and academic library Egyptology and Egyptian History collections and supplemental studies lists.This is a very useful work for anyone interested in ancient warfare, and particular good for the relative novice.Elliott writes clearly, and uses numerous illustrations, with many images in color, to help the reader understand how weapons were used, and an interesting appendix on how to make a proper shield and another on contemporary military terminololó3