{"product_id":"greek-fire-poison-arrows-and-scorpion-bombs-unconventional-warfare-in-the-ancient-world-paperback","title":"Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrienne Mayor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping and groundbreaking history of how ancient cultures developed and used biological, chemical, and other unconventional weapons of war\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlamethrowers, 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 years--and debated the morality of doing so. Drawing extraordinary connections between the mythical worlds of Hercules and the Trojan War, the accounts of Herodotus and Thucydides, and modern methods of war and terrorism, this richly illustrated history catapults readers into the dark and fascinating realm of ancient war and mythic treachery.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrienne Mayor\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, \u003ci\u003eGods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e (all Princeton). She is a research scholar in classics and the history of science at Stanford University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978583507245,"sku":"9780691211084","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/cjdDT2ROTzBVOEFudkdIUTgyT0p1dz09.webp?v=1775805987","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/greek-fire-poison-arrows-and-scorpion-bombs-unconventional-warfare-in-the-ancient-world-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}