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Gabriel provides the first attempt at a continuous historical narrative of the military history of ancient Israel.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface The Land of Israel Armies of the Bible The Exodus The Campaigns of Joshua Wars of the Judges Saul's Wars David and the Israelite Solomon Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

RICHARD A. GABRIEL is Professor of Ethics and Humanities, Daniel Webster College. He is the author of 34 books, many of them in the area of ancient military history. He was Director of Advanced Courses at the U.S. Army War College and a professor at St. Anselm College.

Reviews

?[A] good chronological narrative of the military history of ancient Israel....Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.?-Choice

?[P]rovides an excellent opportunity for addressing some thorny issues in the field of the military history of the Bible.?-The Journal of Military History

?Drawing on findings from archeology, demography, ethnography and other relevant disciplines, Gabriel analyses the Bible as if it were a militory history of ancient Israel; he makes a particularly significant contribution to Exodus studies. Gabriel an experienced infantry officer and military historian, offers astute military insight into the Biblical narrative and makes comprehensive some of the mysterious explanations for well known events.?-Jewish Book World

"ÝA¨ good chronological narrative of the military history of ancient Israel....Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above."-Choice

"ÝP¨rovides an excellent opportunity for addressing some thorny issues in the field of the military history of the Bible."-The Journal of Military History

"Drawing on findings from archeology, demography, ethnography and other relevant disciplines, Gabriel analyses the Bible as if it were a militory history of ancient Israel; he makes a particularly significant contribution to Exodus studies. Gabriel an experienced infantry officer and military historian, offers astute military insight into the Biblical narrative and makes comprehensive some of the mysterious explanations for well known events."-Jewish Book World

"[A] good chronological narrative of the military history of ancient Israel....Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above."-Choice

"[P]rovides an excellent opportunity for addressing some thorny issues in the field of the military history of the Bible."-The Journal of Military History