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Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs : Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World by Adrienne Mayor is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs : Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World about?
<p><b>A gripping and groundbreaking history of how ancient cultures developed and used biological, chemical, and other unconventional weapons of war</b><br><br>Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease: are these terrifying agents of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot. In this riveting history of the origins of unconventional war, Adrienne Mayor shows that cultures around the world have used biological and chemical weapons for thousands of yea
Who reads Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs : Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Adrienne Mayor
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691211084
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Science, Military
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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