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999			_c167453 _d167453
020			_a0275987612 (alk. paper)
040			_cCUS
082	0	0	_a355.42409 _bKIS/W
100	1		_aKistler, John M.
245	1	0	_aWar elephants/ _cJohn M. Kistler ; foreword by Richard Lair.
260			_aWestport, Conn. : _bPraeger, _c2006.
300			_axv, 333 p. : _bill., maps ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-314) and index.
505			_aUseful 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	_aElephants _xWar use _xHistory.
650		0	_aElephants -- War use.
700			_aLair, Richard
942			_cWB16