War elephants/ (Record no. 167453)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01180cam a22002894a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0275987612 (alk. paper) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 355.42409 |
| Item number | KIS/W |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kistler, John M. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | War elephants/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | John M. Kistler ; foreword by Richard Lair. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Westport, Conn. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Praeger, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2006. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xv, 333 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill., maps ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-314) and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Elephants |
| General subdivision | War use |
| -- | History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Elephants -- War use. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lair, Richard |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 355.42409 KIS/W | P22390 | 10/07/2018 | 10/07/2018 | General Books |