Richard A. Gabriel
American military historian and author specializing in ancient and classical warfare as well as modern military history.
Books
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1. From Sumer To Rome
The Military Capabilities of Ancient Armies
The book traces military development from the earliest Mesopotamian city-states through classical antiquity to Rome, showing how innovations in organization, tactics, technology, and logistics transformed warfare and enabled state expansion. It examines chariots, infantry formations, cavalry, combined-arms tactics, and the professionalization of armies across societies—Sumerian, Egyptian, Greek, Persian, Macedonian and Roman—to highlight continuities and key shifts. The narrative links military change to social and political institutions, arguing that these evolutions played a central role in the rise and dominance of Western civilizations.
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2. Jesus And Muhammad
A comparative study that examines the lives, teachings, leadership roles, and historical contexts of the two central figures of Christianity and Islam, tracing similarities and differences in their origins, moral and social messages, approaches to authority and conflict, and the ways their personalities and actions shaped the early development and long-term influence of their respective faith communities.