War in ancient Egypt: the New Kingdom

List of Figures. List of Maps. Acknowledgments. Preface. Chronology. 1 Prelude to New Kingdom Warfare. 2 The System of Early Dynasty XVIII: Technological and Physical Constraints. 3 Southern and Northern Expansion. 4 Social and Religious Implications of the New Military System. 5 The Battle of Megiddo and its Result. 6 The Pharaoh on Campaign: Ideal and Real. 7. The Later Military Situation in Asia and at Home. 8 Egyptian Imperialism and Thutmose III. 9 Warfare and Economy. 10 The Amarna Letters and War. 11 The Influence of the Egyptian Military from Late Dynasty XVIII to Dynasty XIX. 12 Early Dynasty XIX. 13 To Kadesh and After. 14 Merenptah and Ramesses III. 15 Egypt on the Defensive. 16 The Social System of the Military in the Ramesside Period. General Bibliography. Index