TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kistler,John M.
AU  - Lair, Richard
TI  - War elephants
SN  - 0275987612 (alk. paper)
U1  - 355.42409  
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Westport, Conn.
PB  - Praeger
KW  - Elephants
KW  - War use
KW  - History
KW  - Elephants -- War use
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-314) and index; Useful orphan -- Early contests -- Beauty and the beasts -- Fill of blood -- Improvements -- The elephant mystery -- The horror -- Alexander's opinion -- Death on the Nile -- Elephants marching --  Siege -- Cavalry killers -- The elephant industry -- Unmitigated Gauls -- The elephant of surprise -- Flaming pigs -- Chaos in the streets -- War elephants of Carthage -- Proud mahouts -- Cruelty and inhumanity -- Lion's brood -- Dangerous waters -- Treacherous paths -- Best laid plans -- Stalemate -- Hasdrubal -- Rome's genius -- Asia versus Africa -- Day of slaughter -- Weapons of massive destruction -- Guerrilla war -- The running of the bulls -- Pompey's circus -- The herd of Julius Caesar -- Arrogant emperors -- Sackcloth, ashes and prayer -- Breach of faith -- Year of the elephant -- Early and medieval Asia -- Charlemagne and Frederick -- Plump and ready -- Mongol hordes -- Pyramids of skulls -- Thais, Burmese, Khmers and others -- The great mahout -- Beasts of burden --  Mighty engineers -- Targets of opportunity.
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