The earliest battle in history which can be reconstructed in detail, Qadesh (c. 1300 BC) pitted the two great warriors of the age against each other, Muwatallish of Hatti and the great warrior-Pharaoh Rameses II. With the Hittites gaining the initial advantage, all seemed lost until Rameses himself led his personal followers into the fray. However, in spite of the appearance of Egyptian reinforcements, the bravery of the pharaoh and the tactically superior showing of the Egyptian chariotry, the dislocation of his army frustrated the Pharaoh's wider strategic aspirations. Mark Healy recounts the course of this key battle, which could so easily have gone either way.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1855323001
ISBN-13
9781855323001
eBay Product ID (ePID)
552586
Product Key Features
Book Title
Qadesh 1300 BC : Clash of the Warrior Kings
Author
Mark Healy
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Ancient, Military / General, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt), Middle East / Arabian Peninsula
Publication Year
1993
Genre
History
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.7in
Item Height
0.2in
Item Width
7.2in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
22
Table of Content
Introduction/Rameses II and Muwatallish/The Opposing Armies/The Battle of Qadesh/Aftermath/Chronology/A Guide to Further Reading/Wargaming Qadesh