{"product_id":"9781855323001-qadesh-1300-bc","title":"Qadesh 1300 BC","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClash of the warrior kings\u003cbr\u003eAn account of history's first properly documented battle between two of the world's great powers - the Hittite Empire and new kingdom of Egypt, illustrated with bird's-eye views.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating illustrated account of the earliest battle in history that can be reconstructed in detail.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQadesh pitted the two great warriors of the age against each other, Muwatallish of Hatti and the great warrior-Pharaoh Rameses II. With the Hittites gaining the initial advantage, all seemed lost until Rameses himself led his personal followers into the fray. However, in spite of the appearance of Egyptian reinforcements, the bravery of the pharaoh and the tactically superior showing of the Egyptian chariotry, the dislocation of his army frustrated the Pharaoh's wider strategic aspirations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Healy recounts the course of this key battle, which could so easily have gone either way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55486640423286,"sku":"9781855323001","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27452317.jpg?v=1744369525","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781855323001-qadesh-1300-bc","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}