The Armies of Angkor: Military Structure and Weaponry of the Khmers

The Khmers of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries are best remembered by the magnificent monuments that they left the world--the ruins of Angkor Wat, the Bayon and Banteay Chmar and other relics at Siem Reap now attract over a million visitors annually.

The Khmers, as well as visionary architects and builders, were by far the most formidable fighting force of Southeast Asia, and much of their fabled wealth was generated directly from the spoils of their conquests. In the present volume, dra...