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For the greater part of the period from the end of the 10th century to the 7th century BC, the Ancient Near East was dominated by the dynamic military power of Assyria. At the zenith of its rule Assyria could lay claim to an empire that stretched from Egypt in the west to the borders of Iran in the east and encompassed for the first time in history, within the realm of a single imperial domain, the whole of the 'Fertile Crescent'. Mark Healy, covers the history of the Assyrians from their show more ancient beginnings to the eventual fall of the city of Nineveh. show lessTags
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Beautiful black and white illustrations (for which 1 star), and also quite reasonable artwork by Angus McBride (another star), but the text is utterly dreadful. The author's philosophy apparently was - why use one word when you can say the same in ten. I am still little closer to understanding the extraordinary military machine that was the Assyrian army.
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Mark Healy is the author of several books including Midway 1942, The Tiger Tank Story and The Ancient Assyrians, and produced the video series Die Deutschen Panzer. He wrote the best-selling Zitadelle: The German Offensive against the Kursk Salient 14-17 July 1943 for Spellmount.
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Ejércitos y Batallas (48)
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- The Ancient Assyrians
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- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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- 355 — Society, government, & culture Public administration & military science The Military - Land, Air & Sea / Warfare
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- DS69.5 .H43 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Asia History of Asia Iraq (Assyria, Babylonia, Mesopotamia) Antiquities
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