1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996385457303316

Autore

Freire de Andrade Jacinto <1597-1657.>

Titolo

The life of Dom John de Castro, the fourth vice-roy of India [[electronic resource] ] : Written in Portuguese by Jacinto Freire de Andrada, and translated into English, by Sir Peter Wyche, knight

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed for Henry Herringman, and are to be sold by R. Bentley, at the Post-House in Russel-Street, and Daniel Brown, at the Black-Swan and Bible, without Temple-Bar, 1693

Edizione

[The second edition, with sculptures.]

Descrizione fisica

[20], 272, [20] p., [1] folding leaf of plate : ill. (port.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WychePeter, Sir,  <1628-1699?>

Soggetti

Viceroys - India - Goa, Daman and Diu

Goa, Daman and Diu (India) Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A translation, by Sir Peter Wyche, of: Vida de Dom Joaƒo de Castro, quarto viso-rey da India.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996395260603316

Titolo

A Iewes prophesy, with newes from Rome [[electronic resource] ] : of two mightie armies, aswell footemen as horsmen, the first of the great Sophy, the other of an Hebrew people, till this time not discouered, comming from the mountaines of Caspij, who pretend their warre is to recouer the land of promise, & expell the Turks out of Christendome / / translated out of Italian into English by W.W. 1607

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London], : Printed by W.I. for Henry Gosson, and are to be sold in Pater noster rowe at the signe of the Sunne, [1607]

Descrizione fisica

[15] p

Altri autori (Persone)

BuonaccorsiAndrea

Soggetti

Prophecies

Turkey History 1483-1683

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Illustrated t.p.

Also published under title: Newes from Rome.

"A modernized version of Ǹewes come latle fro[m] Pera, of two most mighty armies, ́which is signed on A6v: Andrew Ben accorto"--NUC pre-1956 imprints.

Attributed to Andrea Buonaccorsi by STC (2nd ed.).

Dedication signed: Signior Valesco.

Place and date of publication suggested by NUC pre-1956 imprints.

Signatures: A-B⁴.

Reproduction of original in the Harvard University. Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0062



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910698351403321

Autore

Fenelon Joseph M

Titolo

Database of ground-water levels in the vicinity of Rainier Mesa, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada, 1957-2005 [[electronic resource] /] / by Joseph M. Fenelon ; prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office, Office of Environmental Management under interagency agreement, DE-A152-01NV13944

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Va. : , : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2006

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic text : HTML file

Collana

Data series ; ; 190

Soggetti

Groundwater - Nevada - Rainier Mesa Region

Water table - Nevada - Rainier Mesa Region

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from PDF title screen (viewed on Nov. 7, 2006).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographic references (page 12).



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910812804903321

Autore

Różycki Łukasz

Titolo

Battlefield emotions in late antiquity : a study of fear and motivation in Roman military treatises / / by Łukasz Różycki ; translated by Krzysztof Chorzewski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherland ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

90-04-46255-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (341 pages)

Collana

History of Warfare

Disciplina

355.1230937

Soggetti

Military morale - Rome - History

Military art and science - Rome - History

Rome History, Military

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Purpose of the Work and the Current State of Research -- 2 Chronological Framework and Structure of the Work -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Issues of Methodology and Interpretation -- 5 Sources -- 5.1 Military Treatises as a Separate Category of Sources -- 5.2 De Re Militari -- 5.3 De Re Strategica -- 5.4 Strategikon -- 5.5 Supplementary Sources -- Chapter 1 The Concept of War in Roman Military Treatises -- Chapter 2 Fighting Fear -- 1 Fear as a Psychological Factor on the Battlefield -- 2 Sacramentum militare -- 3 Fear of the Dark -- 4 Esprit de corps -- 5 Fear of the Enemy -- 6 The Ethnographic Context -- 7 Fear of Combat -- 8 Fear of the Unknown -- 9 Fear of Equipment -- 10 Fear of Service in Difficult Conditions -- Chapter 3 Weaponizing Fear -- 1 Prisoners of War -- 2 Scouts -- 3 Barditus/barritus/nobiscum -- 4 Hush ... -- 5 Charge -- 6 Envoys and Spies -- 7 Deserters and Traitors -- Chapter 4 The Commander -- 1 Military Discipline -- 2 Social Control System in the Roman Army -- 3 Information -- 4 Commanders' Speeches -- Chapter 5 After the Battle -- 1 Victory -- 2 Pursuit -- 3 Envelopment -- 4 General Remarks -- 5 Spoils and the Wounded -- 6 Indecisive Battle -- 7 Defeat -- Chapter 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 1 Sources -- 2 Modern Works -- Index



-- Terms in Greek.

Sommario/riassunto

"Battlefield Emotions in Late Antiquity is a pioneering work, the first to present a comprehensive analysis of fear and motivation on the battlefields of Late Antiquity. By examining military treatises, Łukasz Różycki identifies means of manipulating the morale of soldiers on the same and on oppossing sides, showingvarious examples of military trickery. The book analyzes non-combat properties of equipment, commanders' speeches, war cries, keeping up appearances, and other methods of affecting the human psyche. The book is written in the spirit of new military history and combines the methodology of a historian, archaeologist, and philologist, and also considers aspects of psychology, particularly related to the functioning of groups and individuals in extreme situations"--