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Written by Trevor Bryce, one of the world's leading experts on the Hittites, this book charts the rise and fall of a warrior people famed for their ferocity, who built an empire which stretched from Mesopotamia to Syria and Palestine. Regarded as barbarians by the Egyptians, for a hundred years the Hittites fought a draining war against the Egyptians - the climax of which saw the Hittites defeated and their 400-year-old empire destroyed at the Battle of Qadesh (1274 BC).

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Written by Trevor Bryce, one of the world's leading experts on the Hittites, this book charts the rise and fall of a warrior people famed for their ferocity, who built an empire which stretched from Mesopotamia to Syria and Palestine. Regarded as barbarians by the Egyptians, for a hundred years the Hittites fought a draining war against the Egyptians - the climax of which saw the Hittites defeated and their 400-year-old empire destroyed at the Battle of Qadesh (1274 BC).

Thought to have invented iron, used to forge their weapons, and known for pioneering a revolutionary three-man chariot system, Bryce details the day-to-day lives of Hittite warriors. He examines their training, equipment, tactics, and motivations, as well as their unique attitude to religion which saw them adopt the gods of the people they conquered. The inclusion of a Hittite manual which describes, in detail, the training of horses and the warriors that rode them in battle, as well as original full color illustrations make this book a fascinating and enlightening addition to an often ignored subject.

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"Beautifully and professionally produced, as are all Osprey publications, this book has 8 color, 39 black and white photos, and 4 maps ... The combination of color plates and well-researched text from rare first-hand sources makes this a must for those interested in this army and period." -Michael Koznarsky, Historical Miniature Gamer (Issue 10)

"Trevor Bryce's Hittite Warrior is written by an expert on the topic and follows the history of a warrior people famed for their ferocity. Their early empire stretched from Mesopotamia to Syria and Palestine: this book examines not only their history and culture, but specifically their battle tactics and strategies." -The Bookwatch (February 2008)

"Bryce not only deals with the soldiers' life, but the lives of ordinary Hittites as well to place the military into context... While there are a number of good learned books and articles about the Hittites, this new volume is a useful primer on the subject and as such I can recommend it to the modeller and wargamer." -Paul Bradley, International Plastic Modeler's Society

"It is a book that should be on the shelf of any serious historian or those who have an interest in this era. One I enjoyed reading and can highly recommend to you." -Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com (August 2007)

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781846030819
  • Publisher: Osprey Publishing, Limited
  • Publication date: 8/21/2007
  • Series: Warrior Series
  • Pages: 64
  • Product dimensions: 6.54 (w) x 8.63 (h) x 0.24 (d)

Meet the Author

Trevor Bryce is a Classicist and ancient Near Eastern historian who has published extensively on the Classical and Near Eastern worlds. He is currently Emeritus Professor at the University of New England Australia and has been awarded the Australian Centenary Medal for Service to Australian Society and the Humanities in the Study of History. He has held teaching fellowships at numerous universities, including: the University of Oxford and Princeton. He has also lectured all over the world, including the Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC. In 2004 he was historical consultant for a BBC documentary on the 'Truth of Troy.' He leads a number of historical tours in Greece, Italy, Turkey and Jordan. The author lives in Australia.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 19, 2008

    Egyptian War

    A National Geographic documentary on this subject states the Egyptians were forced south and submitted to a truce. A 'lost' man made 'stone' set of walls, for lack of a better description, was translated to support this claim. The Hittite downfall came not from an enemy, but from within. Civil War, according to these heiroglyphics. Again, this came fom a National Geographic documentary on the subject.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 31, 2007

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    Having read this book, it is my opinion that there are some significant strengths to the text, as well as some major weaknesses. The great strength of the book is that it provides a good introduction to an interesting but relatively obscure subject-- considering the amount of information available on Rome, Macedon, Egypt, etc. it is fitting that the Hittites finally get their own book. The author is a respected authority on the Hittites-- one of the few in the English-speaking world-- which is always an asset. He also does a fairly good job of extracting and representing information from the archaeological sources at his disposal. Subjects from the ancient Middle East have always been problematic, due to the dearth of sources-- most of what we know about that era comes from a limited supply of archaeological findings. The reader should not expect the same level of detail from this book as from one on, say, Frederick the Great's army, simply because the sources are so limited. The major weakness of this book, as has been the case with several of Osprey's other more recent titles, is that it comes off seeming very conjectural. Virtually every paragraph contains a 'must have been,' 'almost certainly,' 'no doubt,' 'very likely,' or 'probably,' and there are a few statements or outright assumptions that beg further qualification, particularly regarding Hittite religion's influence on warfare. The 'Hittites on Campaign' section is particularly fuzzy in this respect. Consider the following quote: 'At all levels in the military hierarchy, Hittite soldiers were no doubt trained to a high level of physical fitness to ensure that even after a long, gruelling [sic] march they were still in a state of battle preparedness, ready to take on an enemy who was still fresh and had simply awaited their adversary's arrival. Above all, Hittite troops were trained to accept and act upon without question the commands of their superior officers, and never to break ranks or retreat even in the face of apparently insurmountable odds. Strict discipline must have helped ensure that these requirements were met.' That is a bold assertion to make in light of the evidence provided by the author. The author also lumps the whole Hittite war machine-- king, princes, chariotry, allies, and grunts alike-- all together as 'Hittite warriors,' to the extent that it's not always clear who he's talking about. The use of still photographs taken from a BBC docu-drama on the Hittites as visual aids in the book is also very questionable.

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