Chariots, the first mobile fighting vehicle, seem to have originated in Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC.
He was Assistant Director at the British School of Archaeology, Athens, and is now a lecturer in Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland..
Having left the Navy, he went back to University and completed a BA and Ph D in Ancient History at the University of Newcastle.
About the Author: Dr Nic Fields started his career as a biochemist before joining the Royal Marines for seven years.
This book covers the evolution of the war chariot throughout the Bronze Age, detailing its design, development and combat history - in particular its fundamental involvement at the battle of Qadesh.
It spread into Asia Minor, Greece, and was known in Northern Europe by 1500 BC.
This expensive weapon spread throughout the Middle East and is thought to have reached Egypt with the conquering Hyksos.
The highly mobile two-wheeled war chariot, carrying a driver and an archer armed with a short composite bow, revolutionized military tactics after 1700 BC.
Chariots, the first mobile fighting vehicle, seem to have originated in Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC
