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Bronze Age War Chariots (New Vanguard) Paperback – Illustrated, January 31, 2006

by Nic Fields (Author), Brian Delf (Illustrator)
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Chariots, the first mobile fighting vehicle, seem to have originated in Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC. The highly mobile two-wheeled war chariot, carrying a driver and an archer armed with a short composite bow, revolutionized military tactics after 1700 BC. This expensive weapon spread throughout the Middle East and is thought to have reached Egypt with the conquering Hyksos. It spread into Asia Minor, Greece, and was known in Northern Europe by 1500 BC. This book covers the evolution of the war chariot throughout the Bronze Age, detailing its design, development and combat history - in particular its fundamental involvement at the battle of Qadesh.
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    Osprey Publishing
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    January 31, 2006
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    7.25 x 0.15 x 9.75 inches
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    1841769444
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    978-1841769448
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Dr Nic Fields started his career as a biochemist before joining the Royal Marines for seven years. Having left the Navy, he went back to University and completed a BA and PhD in Ancient History at the University of Newcastle. He was Assistant Director at the British School of Archaeology, Athens, and is now a lecturer in Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Osprey Publishing; Illustrated edition (January 31, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1841769444
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1841769448
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 0.15 x 9.75 inches
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m ziemann
5.0 out of 5 stars Chariots bronze age
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2013
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It must have been a rush getting into combat, knowing you can get out as fast as you got in to it. Well written which makes for interesting reading.
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Dr. Mark R. Van Buskirk
5.0 out of 5 stars A+
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Red Harvest
4.0 out of 5 stars Good specialized coverage, but not much new
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2006
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Author Nic Fields has covered the subject reasonably well and provides comfortable reading. There is discussion of the domestication and breed development of the horse, speeds of yoked horses, as well as the composite bow. The author has provided a good bibliography.

Brian Delf's plates are good, but not exceptional. The poses are well chosen and the proportions are excellent (compared to McBride's sometimes stocky figures.) However, the colors are not as lifelike as McBride's work and consequently the plates are not as crisp. Plates include Sumerian battlewagons, Egyptian chariots, Hittite chariots, and both box and rail types of Mycenaean chariots. The discussion of the progression of Mycenaean and Hittite chariots definitely adds value to this inexpensive work.

As with most Osprey works there are a few things that might have been covered more fully. One thing that could have been added is some sort of depiction of Mitanni or Canaanite chariotry of the period. Mitanni was the initial master of Bronze Age two-wheel chariotry and training.

While I recommend this book to those interested specifically in Bronze Age chariots, I should also note that much of the same information is available in several other Osprey works, though not all in the same place or to the same depth. For example, "The Mycenaeans" covers their chariotry well; while "New Kingdom Egypt" discusses Egyptian, Hittite, and Mitannian chariotry, and "Ancient Armies of the Middle East" has Egyptian chariots and Sumerian battlewagons. I guess the main complaint about the work is that I've read too many studies of the battle of Quadesh already, so I was hoping for even broader coverage of chariots in this.
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K. Murphy
4.0 out of 5 stars Bronze Age War Chariots
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The first Osprey title to examine exclusively chariots and their horses and passengers, this book focuses mostly on the three best-known chariot fighting Bronze Age civilizations-Ancient Egypt, the Hittites, and the Mycenaeans, though mention is also made of those of the Syrians and the Celts. The book examines the construction of the chariots, as well as the domestication of the horses and the training and tactics of man and beast alike. The text is accompanied by a worthy set of plates and a detailed commentary.
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Mark Rhodes
2.0 out of 5 stars An Incomplete Disappointment
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2012
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I have to say this title was a disappointment both in terms of the text and art work.The main discussion is of Hittite, Egyptian and Mycenaean chariots, all better covered (in my opinion)in other Osprey books. I was very disappointed that a book on Bronze Age chariot warfare had little mention of the Hurrian system which created an aggressive contemporary empire based on new chariot techniques which formed the basis for horse training, organization, chariot construction, and the arming of the warriors for all to follow. As for the art work, other books in the series are far superior. I am a storng supporter of Osprey with some 60+ of their books, but this one was not among their best. Actuially, I would hope this title would be re-done as it has such potential.

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Robin the Hammer
3.0 out of 5 stars and the illustrations are quite good, even cool
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2015
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I am always a little irritated when an author presents his conjectures as proven fact. There is some of that here, but aside from that this is an interesting little book, and the illustrations are quite good, even cool.
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Reg Veda
1.0 out of 5 stars Bad history
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2014
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Bronze Age War Chariots by Nic Fields is unreliable and misleading as a history of Bronze Age chariots.

The author, Nic Fields, incorrectly attributes the origin of the chariot to Mesopotamia, claiming it to be a refinement of the Sumerian war wagon. He completely ignores the chariot burials of the Ukraine and Kazakhstan steppes. These earlier chariots, excavated from the burial mounds left by the Sintasta culture, have been C-14 dated to c. 4200 BP - centuries before the earliest appearance of chariots in the Middle East.

Bronze Age War Chariots by Nic Fields should be avoided by any reader in search of an accurate history.
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James M. Overton
5.0 out of 5 stars A great resource
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2018
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Very useful information, pictures and diagrams. I'll be using this a lot.
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Raymondo
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Exactly what I was looking for. Detailed and well illustrated.
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