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Athenian Hoplite vs Spartan Hoplite: Peloponnesian War 431–404 BC (Combat) Paperback – January 26, 2021

by Murray Dahm (Author), Adam Hook (Illustrator)
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Featuring full-color artwork and drawing upon an array of sources, this is the story of the clash between Athenian and Spartan hoplites during the Peloponnesian War.

The Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), waged between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies, involved some of the most important developments in ancient warfare. A life-and-death struggle between the two most powerful Greek city-states in the wake of their combined successes against the Persian invasion of Xerxes in 480–479 BC, the conflict dragged in communities from all over the Greek world on one side or the other. Ranging from the Black Sea to Sicily, the war saw the first recorded widespread use of light-armed troops, reserves, the deep phalanx, and other ideas important for the development of Western warfare into the 4th century BC, such as strategic thinking. It also revealed lessons (some learned and some not) with respect to the strengths and weaknesses of hoplite warfare and the various states in Greece. Featuring full-color artwork and drawing upon an array of sources, this study of three pivotal clashes between Spartan and Athenian hoplite forces during the Peloponnesian War highlights all of these developments and lessons.

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    Combat
  3. Print length
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  4. Language
    English
  5. Dimensions
    7.38 x 0.17 x 9.82 inches
  6. Publisher
    Osprey Publishing
  7. Publication date
    January 26, 2021
  8. ISBN-10
    1472844122
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1472844125
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Murray Dahm is a freelance historian and the author of several titles for Osprey, including Late Roman Infantryman vs Gothic Warrior. He has written more than 50 articles for magazines such as Ancient Warfare, Medieval Warfare and Ancient History. Murray lives in Australia.

Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his work as an illustrator in 1983. He specializes in detailed historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks, Roman battle tactics, 19th-century American subjects, the modern Chinese Army, and the history of fortification. His work features in exhibitions and publications throughout the world.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Osprey Publishing (January 26, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 80 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1472844122
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1472844125
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.38 x 0.17 x 9.82 inches
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Michele
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good information
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Very good information easy to read
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MARK F.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great value
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Great Osprey book as always.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Peloponnesian War: Hoplite versus hoplite...
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In the Peloponnesian War of 431-404 B.C., Athens and Sparta and their respective allies fought for dominance of Greece. The outcome of the war would help determine the eventual fate of the Greek states. Author Murray Dahm here offers coverage of both the strategic and the tactical aspects of a long war fought over 2000 years ago.

The author makes the most of the surviving sources to present the strategies of the two sides while also focusing down on three separate combats as examples of the fighting. The text is accompanied by lots of period and modern artwork, photographs of artifacts and locations, and battle maps. This reviewer would have liked more tactical detail; perhaps too much was attempted for a single short Osprey Combat series volume. Recommended to students and the general reader.
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paul williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent addition
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Diomedes
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing - not the book of the title
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I was disappointed with this book - rather than an analysis of hoplite combat, or even a discussion of their arms and armour (was it different between Athens and Sparta, etc.) this is in the main a brief precis of Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War (or the Athenian War as it was known in antiquity). Even with that caveat the text presented gives stated fact for what are modern interpretations and (highly educated I admit) guesses. Surely this is a title to explore and discuss hoplite warfare not just parrot other, easily available, texts?

The illustrations seem to have been chosen more for what could be found and used for free rather than what would ideally complement the text and whilst I loved Hook's colour artwork, why is no-one wearing any footwear!

Osprey have produced a number of excellent titles on Hoplites and I would recommend them (especially the 'Warrior' title) over this which adds absolutely nothing to what most readers with an interest will already have.
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