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5.0 out of 5 stars
Life-like plates
The best (and indeed one of the only) books published solely on the armies of New Kingdom Egypt, this is an excellent visual guide in addition to providing good background information on tactics, chariot warfare, training methods, etc. Angus McBride's artworks is incredible as usual, his Hittites and Mitannians being especially powerful.
Published on March 29, 2007 by K. Murphy
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Good but Flawed
The basic content of this book is pretty good, mostly accurate, and interesting. It has lots of editing, proofreading, and problems with the way the book was put together. References to the color artwork are in some cases wrong in the text. The book would be very good if the text and artwork were brought up-to-date, the production problems corrected, and if the artwork...
Published 8 months ago by B. Winkelman
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Life-like plates,
By K. Murphy "Fortune favors the Bold" (The thriving metropolis of Masury, OH) - See all my reviews
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The best (and indeed one of the only) books published solely on the armies of New Kingdom Egypt, this is an excellent visual guide in addition to providing good background information on tactics, chariot warfare, training methods, etc. Angus McBride's artworks is incredible as usual, his Hittites and Mitannians being especially powerful.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good but Flawed,
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This review is from: New Kingdom Egypt (Elite) (Paperback)
The basic content of this book is pretty good, mostly accurate, and interesting. It has lots of editing, proofreading, and problems with the way the book was put together. References to the color artwork are in some cases wrong in the text. The book would be very good if the text and artwork were brought up-to-date, the production problems corrected, and if the artwork was spread out through the book.
The large "tear-drop" shaped penis shield was not worn until the late New Kingdom, so to use it in almost all the paintings is misleading. |
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New Kingdom Egypt (Elite) by Mark Healy (Paperback - May 28, 1992)
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