Because of their enormous size, elephants have long been irresistible for kings as symbols of their eminence. The author traces the history of the war elephant in India and the spread of the institution to the West, where elephants took part in some of the greatest wars of antiquity.

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Paperback, 5th Edition

ISBN13: 9780226264363

University of Chicago Press, 2015

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