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Qadesh 1300 BC: Clash of the Warrior Kings (Osprey Military Campaign Series)

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The earliest battle in history which can also be reconstructed in detail, Qadesh (c. 1300 BC) pitted the 2 great warriors of the age against every other, Muwatallish of Hatti and the good warrior-Pharaoh Rameses II. With the Hittites gaining the initial advantage, all appeared lost until Rameses himself led his personal followers into the fray. On the other hand, despite the illusion of Egyptian reinforcements, the bravery of the pharaoh and the tactically superior showing of the Egyptian chariotry, the dislocation of his army frustrated the Pharaoh’s wider strategic aspirations. Mark Healy recounts the course of this key battle, which might so easily have long gone either way.

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