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War in ancient Egypt : the New Kingdom /

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This book is an introduction to the war machine of New Kingdom Egypt from c. 1575 bc-1100 bc. Focuses on the period in which the Egyptians created a professional army and gained control of Syria, creating an "Empire of Asia". Written by a respected Egyptologist. Highlights new technologica...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spalinger, Anthony John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005.
Series:Ancient world at war.
Subjects:
Military art and science > Egypt > History.
Egypt > History, Military.
Egypt > History > New Kingdom, ca. 1550-ca. 1070 B.C.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prelude to new kingdom warfare
  • The system of early Dynasty XVIII: technological and physical constraints
  • Southern and northern expansion
  • Social and religious implications of the new military system
  • The battle of Megiddo and its result
  • The pharaoh on campaign: ideal and real
  • The later military situation in Asia and at home
  • Egyptian imperialism and Thutmose III
  • Dynasty XVIII: warfare and economy
  • The Amarna letters and war
  • The influence of the Egyptian military from late Dynasty XVIII to Dynasty XIX
  • Early Dynasty XIX
  • To Kadesh and after
  • Merenptah and Ramesses III
  • Egypt on the defensive
  • The social system of the military in the Ramesside period.