The army was not just a defender of borders; it was the first and most complex bureaucratic apparatus of the ancient state." — Kağan Dönmez
Warfare in the Ancient Near East: Armies and Strategy from Sumer to Persia
How did the first organized military forces shape the very foundations of human civilization? This work offers a comprehensive investigation into the military systems of the Ancient Near East, tracing the systemic evolution of warfare from the pioneering Sumerian ...