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Review: “The Greek Hoplite Phalanx” by Richard Taylor

Introduction

the cover of "The Greek Hoplite Phalanx" by Richard Taylor. The top half of the cover is an image from the Chigi Vase, the bottom half has the title and author

Richard Taylor, The Greek Hoplite Phalanx: The Iconic Heavy Infantry of Classical Greece (Pen & Sword History, 2021) Available on Biblio and Amazon

The Greek Hoplite Phalanx is a survey of warfare on land in Athenian literature. That is both more and less than the title promises. Readers who sit down with it over long winter nights or lazy summer days will find thoughtful comments on many old questions. Readers who want something broad or concise may be less satisfied. In many ways it resembles John Kinloch Anderson’s Military Theory and Practice in the Age of Xenophon from 1970.