Hittite Warrior (Warrior, 120)

Written by Trevor Bryce, one of the world's leading experts on the Hittites, this book charts the rise and fall of a warrior people famed for their ferocity, who built an empire which stretched from Mesopotamia to Syria and Palestine. Regarded as barbarians by the Egyptians, for a hundred years the Hittites fought a draining war against the Egyptians - the climax of which saw the Hittites defeated and their 400-year-old empire destroyed at the Battle of Qadesh (1274 BC). Thought to have invented iron, used to forge their weapons, and known for pioneering a revolutionary three-man chariot system, Bryce details the day-to-day lives of Hittite warriors. He examines their training, equipment, tactics, and motivations, as well as their unique attitude to religion which saw them adopt the gods of the people they conquered. The inclusion of a Hittite manual which describes, in detail, the training of horses and the warriors that rode them in battle, as well as original full color illustrations make this book a fascinating and enlightening addition to an often ignored subject. http://mirageswar.com Hittites001.jpg 1 Hittites002.jpg 2 Hittites003.jpg 3 Hittites004.jpg 4 Hittites005.jpg 5 Hittites006.jpg 6 Hittites007.jpg 7 Hittites008.jpg 8 Hittites009.jpg 9 Hittites010.jpg 10 Hittites011.jpg 11 Hittites012.jpg 12 Hittites013.jpg 13 Hittites014.jpg 14 Hittites015.jpg 15 Hittites016.jpg 16 Hittites017.jpg 17 Hittites018.jpg 18 Hittites019.jpg 19 Hittites020.jpg 20 Hittites021.jpg 21 Hittites022.jpg 22 Hittites023.jpg 23 Hittites024.jpg 24 Hittites025.jpg 25 Hittites026.jpg 26 Hittites027.jpg 27 Hittites028.jpg 28 Hittites029.jpg 29 Hittites030.jpg 30 Hittites031.jpg 31 Hittites032.jpg 32 Hittites033.jpg 33 Hittites034.jpg 34 Hittites036.jpg 35 Hittites037.jpg 36 Hittites038.jpg 37 Hittites039.jpg 38 Hittites040.jpg 39 Hittites041.jpg 40 Hittites042.jpg 41 Hittites043.jpg 42 Hittites044.jpg 43 Hittites045.jpg 44 Hittites046.jpg 45 Hittites048.jpg 46 Hittites049.jpg 47 Hittites050.jpg 48 Hittites051.jpg 49 Hittites052.jpg 50 Hittites053.jpg 51 Hittites054.jpg 52 Hittites055.jpg 53 Hittites056.jpg 54 Hittites057.jpg 55 Hittites058.jpg 56 Hittites059.jpg 57 Hittites060.jpg 58 Hittites061.jpg 59 Hittites062.jpg 60 Hittites063.jpg 61 Hittites064.jpg 62 Hittites065.jpg 63 Hittites066.jpg 64 Hittites067.jpg 65 Hittites068.jpg 66 Hittites069.jpg 67 Hittites070.jpg 68 Hittites071.jpg 1 Hittites072.jpg 1 Charts the rise and fall of a warrior people famed for the ferocity, who built an empire which stretched from Mesopotamia to Syria and Palestine. This work details the day-to-day lives of the Hittite warriors, examining their training, equipment, tactics and their attitude to religion and warrior ethos.