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Warfare in Ancient Greece: Arms and Armour from the Heroes of Homer to Alexander the Great

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I usually hesitate before buying books that have no consumer ratings, but I decided to take a risk, and I was quite glad I did. I purchased this book because of my interest in the Mycenaean and Dark Age Greek metallurgy in regards to weapons and armor. Although this book does not dedicate too many pages to those particular areas, the author does bring up some interesting points such as why various armor parts are mentioned in Homer's Iliad, and why that is simply a linguistic confusion, as opposed to actually being the reality in armaments.

I didn't like the brevity in which Everson covered the Dark Age Greek warfare, but overall, the author does accomplish the mission of his book's statement in covering the various evolutions of Greek weapons and armor.