ANCIENT
WARFARE
   
 

Thermopylae : The Battle for the West, by Ernle Bradford

The Civil War, by Julius Caesar

The Conquest of Gaul, by Julius Caesar

The Quest For the Lost Roman Legions: Discovering the Varus Battlefield, by Tony Clunn

The Rise and Decline of the Late Roman Field Army, by Richard S. Cromwell

Cannae: The Experience of Battle in the Second Punic War, by Gregory Daly

Hannibal : A History of the Art of War Among the Cartheginians and Romans Down to the Battle of Pydna, 168 B.C., by Theodore Dodge. A reprint of the late 1800's work by Dodge.

Warfare in Roman Europe : Ad 350-425 (Oxford Classical Monographs), by Hugh Elton

The Generalship of Alexander the Great, by J. F. C. Fuller

Cavalry Operations in the Ancient Greek World, by Robert E. Gaebel

The Roman Army at War : 100 Bc-Ad 200 (Oxford Classical Monographs), by Adrian Keith Goldsworthy

Alexander of Macedon 356-323 B. C. : A Historical Biography, by Peter Green

The Byzantine Wars, by John F. Haldon

The Wars of the Ancient Greeks, by Keegan Davis Hanson.

Hoplites : The Classical Greek Battle Experience, by Victor Davis Hanson (Editor)

The Western Way of War : Infantry Battle in Classical Greece, by Victor Davis Hanson

Battles of the Bible, by Chaim Herzog, Mordechai Gichon. Tactical maps, diagrams, photos and compelling text make this book a must-have for anyone interested in ancient military history.

The Peloponnesian War, by Donald Kagan
A 498 page "overview" of Donald Kagan's giant four volume research project, includes both political and social background to the strategic and grand tactical picture of the conflict. Excellent and very accessible reading.

The First Punic War : A Military History, by J. F. Lazenby

Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire : From the First Century A.D. to the Third, by Edward N. Luttwak

Conquest : The Roman Invasion of Britain, by John Peddie

Hannibal's War, by John Peddie

Warfare in Ancient Greece : A Sourcebook, by Michael M. Sage

The Late Roman Army, by Pat Southern & Karen Dixon. An exhaustively researched book which tells you all you could want to know about the Roman army down to the soldier's pay and equipment. Mostly text.

The Landmark Thucydides : A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War, by Thucydides (Edited by Robert Strassler)

Byzantium and Its Army 284-1081, by Warren Treadgold

Warfare in the Classical World : An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons, Warriors and Warfare in the Ancient Civilisations of Greece and Rome, by John Gibson Warry







The
Peloponnesian War

A 498 page "overview" of Donald Kagan's giant four volume research project.







Cavalry Operations in the Ancient Greek World
 
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