Elephants have been deployed as weapons for centuries, particularly
in South and South-East Asia, where war elephants constituted the
bulk of most armies in the region from antiquity right up to the
19th century. This book offers an insight into the incredible
history of these "living tanks," focusing on the design of the
equipment and armament that made them so terrifying, particularly
the development and structure of the fighting tower.
The author, Konstantin S. Nossov goes on to trace the battle
history of war elephants, from their deployment against Alexander
the Great's army at the battle of Gaugamela, through to their use
in the 19th century by the myriad armies of South-East Asia, all
the time analyzing the battle formation and tactics of war
elephants in action and how these tactics changed over time. He
then goes on to examine the most famous action that war elephants
took part in, Hannibal's dramatic march over the Alps and his
subsequent invasion of Italy. Supported by rare illustrations and
full-color original artwork, this book is a vivid account of the
development and operation of one of history's most unusual
"machines of warfare."
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