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Jun 1, 2004 11:31 am
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I think they're going to amend the "paperback" reference on the site :) It'll be a great birthday present! Regards Nigel...
... wrote: ... I have a strong interest in the Crusades Era hence buy figures for the various Latin, Middle-Eastern and Central Asian armies of the era (sort...
The Castaway arts Philistine figs look good. How does one paint the headdress ? I've seen this type on other bronze age figures, but never knew what it is...
Hello I am about to start painting a Fatimid army which I intend to use as an Arab empire and Syrian army. I would like to know to what extent did the Arabs...
While some sources say as early as the 4th millenium BC, others say its been revised forwards to the 8th-9th cen BC. What's the story on the date of...
Doug
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Jun 3, 2004 4:51 am
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... the ... Cy, Osprey "Armies of the Pharaohs" shows Sea Peoples with red head dresses. Osprey 109 "Ancient Armies of the Middle East" features a Philistine...
... There's limited evidence for an early domestication and use for food (IIRC there are butchered camel bones on 4th-3rd millennium sites). However, camels...
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I have seen this headdress referred to as being made of reeds or feathers. An old Wargames Illustrated shows Sea peoples with blue headdress and blue trim on...
Peter Connolly depicts the Mycenaean "feathered" headress as a variant of a leather helmet which is constructed from layers of sinew/thongs. In the boar's tusk...
Interesting. Of course, in my researches some decades ago .... which are surely quite dated by now! .... I remember coming across mention of a Legionary...
... to ... what ... 15's ... Uniforms are not remarked upon, but other accounts of Fatamid armies speak of some uniformity in equipment. Fatamid armies also...
Received a 22 page unpublished paper on frontal and flank cavalry attacks
with the note "what do you think of this" attached to it. The paper
originated at a...
... Hmmm... so should the question be divided into eras of 0) hunted for food 1) domestication for food 2) domestication as a pack animal 3) discovery of...
Doug
rockd@...
Jun 4, 2004 7:22 am
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... cavalry ... (no more ... about 18 ... factor is how many of the flanked unit (infantry or cavalry) stands before such a charge. This is more a...
... That would be my feeling as well - the morale impact is far more important than the numbers involved (although that can, of course, impact on the morale so...
... The only advantage of the camel over any other draught or riding animal is its endurance in harsh conditions. This is why it's so difficult to tell from...
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Steven, just off the top of my head the article you quote appears to make sense. I've always believed that that the key to a flank attack is not hitting a UNIT...
Samuel McAdorey
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Jun 4, 2004 12:43 pm
40783
Hello, How much of the Germania can be taken as reliable? And how much as propaganda? Rgds Huw...
... From: ancmed@yahoogroups.com Date: 06/04/04 17:38:50 To: ancmed@yahoogroups.com Subject: [ancmed] Re: Flank Attacks by Cavalry ... factor is how many of...
... From: ancmed@yahoogroups.com Date: 06/04/04 22:43:54 To: ancmed@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [ancmed] Flank Attacks by Cavalry Steven, just off the top of...