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A fascinating glimpse into the history of warfare. A must for military history buffs, writers wishing to for historical accuracy in their portrayal of historical armies, or anyone interested in the eighteen hundreds.

This text by Tim Newark explores some of the fascinating peoples who comprised the ancient armies of the Middle East: the Sumerians, who were the first to introduce the use of bronze into warfare, and were centuries ahead of the Egyptians in the use of the wheel – The Akkadians, whose citizen army was composed almost entirely of light troops – The Babylonians, whose people were granted land in return for army service – the horned warriors of the Elamites – the Egyptians, with thier heavy spearmen and archers – the tribal and warlike Libyans – Nubians and Ethiopians – Hyksos – the armies of the Hittite Empire – the Sea People and others.

Письмо предшествовало публикации французского перевода «Накануне», печатавшегося в XVII–XVIII томах «Revue Europeenne» за 1861 г. Перевод был выполнен И. Делаво, переводчиком многих произведений Тургенева.

Полный вариант заголовка: «A picturesque tour through part of Europe, Asia, and Africa : containing many new remarks on the present state of society, remains of ancients edifices, & c. / written by an Italian gentleman : with plates after designs by James Stuart». Примечание: Живописное путешествие по Европе, Азии и Африке...

Примечание: Генеалогические таблицы правящих домов Северной и Восточной Европы. Полный вариант заголовка: «Tables genealogiques des maisons souveraines du Nord et de l'Est de l'Europe : Ouvrage posthume de M. de Koch / Publ. par F. Schoell».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Voyage en divers etats d'Europe et d'Asie : entrepris pour decouvrir un nouveau chemin a la Chine : contenant plusieurs remarques curieuses de physique, de geographie, d'hydrographie & d'histoire / [Philippe Avril]».