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The Makedonian phalanx -- why such depth?
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Quote:It loooks like all of us have been forgetting the coercive factor!

This has been addressed at length in a number of papers. It is the heart of the argument against 'pushing' by rear rankers by those who see the term used figuratively.
Paul M. Bardunias
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Re: The Makedonian phalanx -- why such depth? - by PMBardunias - 03-12-2009, 09:27 PM

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