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'Illuminating... Adrienne Mayor marshals not just myth, but also the writing of ancient authors and evidence from archaeological digs to show that biological and chemical weapons saw action in battles long before the modern era' - New York Times. 'A sound and very imaginative account... Mayor's historical research has made a significant contribution toward filling in the gaps of knowledge concerning weaponry in the classical age' - Newsday. 'Mayor recounts in lively, sometimes darkly comic detail, the diabolical strategems devised by devious warriors for tactical ends' - Discover.
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Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease - are these terrifying tools of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot. Weapons of biological and chemical warfare have been in use for thousands of years, and "Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, & Scorpion Bombs", Adrienne Mayor's fascinating exploration of the origins of biological and unethical warfare, draws 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. "Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, & Scorpion Bombs" will catapult readers into the dark and fascinating realm of ancient war and mythic treachery - and their devastating consequences.
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- EditorialGerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Año de publicación2009
- ISBN 10 0715638521
- ISBN 13 9780715638521
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- Número de páginas336
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