Need some book advices

[ShahMat]

I have to say that my library is rather empty about Ancient Warfare, at the moment I only own the following books:

Roman Warfare by Adrian Goldsworthy
The Peloponnesian War 431–404 BC by Philip de Souza
Byzantium at War by John Haldon

Do you have other suggestions? I am interested in all topics but not fiction.

[stockwellpete]

Warfare in the Ancient World by Brian Todd Carey et al. They also did a book on Medieval Warfare.

[ShahMat]

Warfare in the Ancient World by Brian Todd Carey et al. They also did a book on Medieval Warfare.

Thanks, added to basket

[Gaznak]

Routledge has a nice compiled source book called Greek and Roman Military Writers, put together by Brian Cambell.

[pinwolf]

look at this older thread with some more suggestions:
viewtopic.php?f=477&t=85174

[SnuggleBunnies]

Greek Warfare: Myths and Realities by Hans van Wees. I don't necessarily agree with every conclusion he comes to, but it's a refreshing look at the topic.

And of course you can't go wrong with Thucydides.

[pinwolf]

Legion versus Phalanx: The Epic Struggle for Infantry Supremacy in the Ancient World by Myke Cole

[GeneralKostas]

Fighting techniques of the ancient world 3000 BC - AD 500 by Simon Anglim, Phyllis G. Jestice, Rob S. Rice, Scott M. Rusch, John Serrati
Amber Books Ltd, London 2002

[ShahMat]

Thanks to all!

Lot of suggestions, some books are hard to find (in Italy) or too expensive (I prefer the old paper), at the moment my basket includes:

The Art of War in the Western World di Archer Jones
Legion Versus Phalanx: The Epic Struggle for Infantry Supremacy in the Ancient World di Myke Cole
Warfare in the Ancient World di Brian Todd Carey

[MVP7]

Good picks. Personally I'd read Brian Todd Carey's Warfare in the Ancient World first as it will provide a good overview and basis for more specific books like the Legion Versus Phalanx.

[melm]

I recommend to read Roman military manuals by Vegetius, Maurice, Nikephoros Phokas II and Leo VI. Plus the works by ancient historians or chroniclers.

[ShahMat]

Thank you guys for your suggestions.

Btw, what about the Osprey series books? Usually they are good but I don't have any for this age.

[General Shapur]

Legion versus Phalanx: The Epic Struggle for Infantry Supremacy in the Ancient World by Myke Cole

second that - the principles here work in the game too. Fun read as well

[pinwolf]

...what about the Osprey series books?

Nothing wrong about them. But they are always specialized on a single narrow topic.
You would have to invest some nice sum, just to have all about some broad subject like Rome, Greek, Carthage etc.

I suggest to buy the DVD with Slingshot back issues from 1965-2015 instead:
-> http://www.soa.org.uk/joomla/slingshot-back-issues

This will give you stuff to read for years.
---
Index of Slingshot topics 1965-2010:
-> http://soa.org.uk/downloads/files/Sling ... 2010-1.pdf

Some sample articles as free download pdf:
-> http://www.soa.org.uk/joomla/downloads

If you join the Society of Ancients you get 6x latest issue of Slingshot for £27. Then you have to renew your memebership for the next six. And so on.
-> http://www.soa.org.uk/joomla/store

The SoA forum is also a nice place for just 'reading around':
http://soa.org.uk/sm/

[ShahMat]

Wow, lot of stuff!
Thanks

[Jagger2002]

Osprey does have a sale going on through end of May. 45% off ebooks, 30% off print books and 20% off games on it appears almost everything. They do have some pretty interesting books on both medieval and ancients and the sale makes them a bit more affordable.

[ShahMat]

Given that I prefer the books, 30% off is a good deal!
Legion Versus Phalanx was already on my list, thinking about the Campaign and Combat series.

[Athos1660]

Free temporary access to all the Issues of the Archaeology Magazine from 1948 to 2020.
In the May/june 2020 issue : "Weapons of the Ancient World".

https://www.nxtbook.com/projects/archaeology/index.php
https://www.archaeology.org

[pinwolf]

Nice find.

[UrbanKelly]

...what about the Osprey series books?

Nothing wrong about them. But they are always specialized on a single narrow topic.
You would have to invest some nice sum, just to have all about some broad subject like Rome, Greek, Carthage etc.

I suggest to buy the DVD with Slingshot back issues from 1965-2015 instead:
-> http://www.soa.org.uk/joomla/slingshot-back-issues

This will give you stuff to read for years.
---
Index of Slingshot topics 1965-2010:
-> http://soa.org.uk/downloads/files/Sling ... 2010-1.pdf

Some sample articles as free download pdf:
-> http://www.soa.org.uk/joomla/downloads

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If you join the Society of Ancients you get 6x latest issue of Slingshot for £27. Then you have to renew your memebership for the next six. And so on.
-> http://www.soa.org.uk/joomla/store

The SoA forum is also a nice place for just 'reading around':
http://soa.org.uk/sm/

Thank you so much for the advices, important for me!