Battle and Battle Description Homer: A Contribution to the
Acknowledging that Homer is a poet,not a staff instructor,Albracht works carefully through the Homeric text to produce a persuasive picture of the workings of battle in the "Iliad",in two parts: Part 1 the council of war,marshalling of the troops,the use of chariots,the advance into battle,the standing fight,the massed attack and defence,retreat,flight and pursuit; in Part 2 protection in the field,attack and defence of a fortified camp and the siege and defence of a fortified city