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Elephants have fought in human armies for more than three thousand years. This is the largely forgotten tale of the credit they deserve and the sacrifices they endured.
Elephants have fought in human armies for more than three thousand years. This is the largely forgotten tale of the credit they deserve and the sacrifices they endured.
Über den Autor
John M. Kistler is a freelance writer and runs a small business. He received his mahout certificate from the Elephant Conservation Center in Thailand while assisting consultants on Oliver Stone's film Alexander.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by Richard Lair
Introduction
1 Useful Orphan
2 Early Contests
3 Beauty and the Beasts
4 Fill of Blood
5 Improvements
6 The Elephant Memory
7 The Horror
8 Alexander's Opinion
9 Death on the Nile
10 Elephants Marching
11 Siege
12 Cavalry Killers
13 The Elephant Industry
14 Unmitigated Gauls
15 The Elephant of Surprise
16 Flaming Pigs
17 Chaos in the Streets
18 War Elephants of Carthage
19 Proud Mahouts
20 Cruelty and Inhumanity
21 The Lion's Brood
22 Dangerous Waters
23 Treacherous Paths
24 The Best Laid Plans
25 Stalemate
26 Hasdrubal
27 Rome's Genius
28 Africa versus Asia
29 Day of Slaughter
30 Weapons of Massive Destruction
31 Guerrilla War
32 The Running of the Bulls
33 Pompey's Circus
34 The Herd of Julius Caesar
35 Arrogant Emperors
36 Sackcloth, Ashes, and Prayer
37 Breach of Faith
38 The Year of the Elephant
39 Early and Medieval Asia
40 Charlemagne and Frederick
41 Plump and Ready
42 Mongol Hordes
43 Pyramids of Skulls
44 Thais, Burmese, Khmers, and Others
45 The Great Mahout
46 Beasts of Burden
47 Mighty Engineers
48 Targets of Opportunity
Epilogue
Endnotes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2007 |
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Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780803260047 |
ISBN-10: | 0803260040 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Kistler, John M |
Hersteller: | Univ of Nebraska Press |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 227 x 161 x 19 mm |
Von/Mit: | John M Kistler |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.10.2007 |
Gewicht: | 0,463 kg |
Über den Autor
John M. Kistler is a freelance writer and runs a small business. He received his mahout certificate from the Elephant Conservation Center in Thailand while assisting consultants on Oliver Stone's film Alexander.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by Richard Lair
Introduction
1 Useful Orphan
2 Early Contests
3 Beauty and the Beasts
4 Fill of Blood
5 Improvements
6 The Elephant Memory
7 The Horror
8 Alexander's Opinion
9 Death on the Nile
10 Elephants Marching
11 Siege
12 Cavalry Killers
13 The Elephant Industry
14 Unmitigated Gauls
15 The Elephant of Surprise
16 Flaming Pigs
17 Chaos in the Streets
18 War Elephants of Carthage
19 Proud Mahouts
20 Cruelty and Inhumanity
21 The Lion's Brood
22 Dangerous Waters
23 Treacherous Paths
24 The Best Laid Plans
25 Stalemate
26 Hasdrubal
27 Rome's Genius
28 Africa versus Asia
29 Day of Slaughter
30 Weapons of Massive Destruction
31 Guerrilla War
32 The Running of the Bulls
33 Pompey's Circus
34 The Herd of Julius Caesar
35 Arrogant Emperors
36 Sackcloth, Ashes, and Prayer
37 Breach of Faith
38 The Year of the Elephant
39 Early and Medieval Asia
40 Charlemagne and Frederick
41 Plump and Ready
42 Mongol Hordes
43 Pyramids of Skulls
44 Thais, Burmese, Khmers, and Others
45 The Great Mahout
46 Beasts of Burden
47 Mighty Engineers
48 Targets of Opportunity
Epilogue
Endnotes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2007 |
---|---|
Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780803260047 |
ISBN-10: | 0803260040 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Kistler, John M |
Hersteller: | Univ of Nebraska Press |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 227 x 161 x 19 mm |
Von/Mit: | John M Kistler |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.10.2007 |
Gewicht: | 0,463 kg |
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