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Qadesh 1300 BC Mark Healy (military historian, UK)

Qadesh 1300 BC By Mark Healy (military historian, UK)

Qadesh 1300 BC by Mark Healy (military historian, UK)


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An account of history's first properly documented battle between two of the world's great powers - the Hittite Empire and new kingdom of Egypt, illustrated with bird's-eye views.

Qadesh 1300 BC Summary

Qadesh 1300 BC: Clash of the warrior kings by Mark Healy (military historian, UK)

The earliest battle in history which can be reconstructed in detail, Qadesh 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.

About Mark Healy (military historian, UK)

Mark Healy was born in 1953. He has a Master's degree in Political Theology from Bristol University. He is by profession a schoolteacher and is head of the Humanities faculty in a large school in Somerset. He has written a number of Osprey titles including Elite 40 New Kingdom Egypt and Campaign 16 Kursk 1943. He has a great interest in both the ancient and modern periods, is married with one son and lives in Dorset.

Table of Contents

Introduction/Rameses II and Muwatallish/The Opposing Armies/The Battle of Qadesh/Aftermath/Chronology/A Guide to Further Reading/Wargaming Qadesh

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GOR001650822
9781855323001
1855323001
Qadesh 1300 BC: Clash of the warrior kings by Mark Healy (military historian, UK)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
19930527
96
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