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Aztec Warrior: AD 1325-1521

By John Pohl , Adam Hook

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2001
ISBN
1841761486, 9781841761480
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (19835741 bytes)
Series
Warrior 32
Pages
64\66
Time added
2015-08-17 19:44:03
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Description

According to one popular image, the Aztec army was a ruthless and efficient war machine, that established an empire by convincingly overwhelming its neighbors, sacrificing thousands to bloodthirsty gods along the way. From a contrasting perspective, its native warriors were no match for the modern warring methods of Cortés' greatly outnumbered Spaniards, who decisively defeated them. The reality of the Aztec warrior's ability and effectiveness lies somewhere between those two extremes, as this title makes clear. By examining the experiences of a hypothetical individual, Cuauhtli, this meticulously researched book shows that the history of Aztec warfare is much richer and far more complex than previously understood, and reveals the close relationship between social and military matters in Aztec society.

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