People in the Past: Ancient Greek War & Weapons [Hardcover]

Haydn Middleton (Author)

Book Description

Series: People in the Past

A topic based approach to a great civilisation through five books, each covering a different aspect of that civilisation. The history in these books explores how people lived and draws out what our own society has learnt from the ancient civilisation. Focuses on primary sources and what they tell us about people, events and changes in the society in question. Each book contains: - further reading and websites - glossary and index

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

H Middleton is a Heinemann Raintree author. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann Library Hardbacks (June 6, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0431145407
• ISBN-13: 978-0431145402
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,987,844 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Reads Like a College Term Paper, December 21, 2009

By 

Marco Antonio Abarca (Colorado) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Ancient Greek War and Weapons (People in the Past Series-Greece) (Paperback)

What is Ancient Greek history without the Persian and Pelopennesian Wars? You cannot tell the story of Greece without Alexander and his conquest of the Persian Empire. At the very heart of the Greek story is warfare. So it is with sadness that I report "Ancient Greek War and Weapons" is such a dissapointment. The book does a decent job on touching on most of the main themes but at its core it reminds me of a college term paper. You can just tell the author quickly read a number of Greek history books and then put together in a slap dash manner this book. This work lacks depth and has a cut and paste feel about it. If you want to see a first class examples of children's books dealing with ancient warfare, check out any of Peter Connolly's books on the Roman Empire.