Chariot: The Astounding Rise and Fall of the World's First War Machine

Cotterell, Arthur

ISBN 10: 1585676675 / ISBN 13: 9781585676675

Published by Overlook Press, Woodstock, NY, 2005

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First edition with complete number line beginning with "1". Clean, tight and bright. No bumps, creases, tears or stains. Mylar-protected. Not price clipped, remaindered or library withdrawn. Shipped padded in a box with tracking number provided on domestic shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chariot: The Astounding Rise and Fall of the World's First War Machine
• Publisher: Overlook Press, Woodstock, NY
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585676675
• ISBN 13: 9781585676675
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Edition, first Printing
  • History

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Synopsis

A cross-cultural study of chariot warfare detailing the chariot's use as a war machine right across the Old World, from Ireland to Korea as well as its ceremonial and religious use in the days of early Mesopotamia right up to twentieth-century filmmakers.

About the Author

Arthur Cotterell combines a career in education with an extensive background in ancient civilizations.  His previous books include The Minoan World and The Penguin Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilization.