Wars of the Jews: A Military History from Biblical to Modern Times

Abu-Isa Africa Al-Roy allies ambush Antioch Arab Arabia armed Armilus army Assyrian attack Bar-Kochba battle Berber Biblical British Byzantine camp cavalry Century Chaibar chariots Christian commander conquest Cushiel David defeated defenders East Egypt Egyptian emperor empire enemy Ethiopia Ethiopian Falasha fight fighters force fortress Galilee garrison Greek Haganah Hasmonaean Hebrew Herod high priest Holy Hyrcanus invasion Iraq Irgun Isaiah Islam Israel Israeli Israelites Jerusalem Jewish Jewish community Jews Jonathan Jordan Joseph Josephus Joshua Judaean Judah Judaism Judas Kahena Khazars killed king kingdom land leader Lebanon Lord Maccabees Masada massacred Merkava Mesopotamia Messiah military Mohammed Moses Moslem mountain Nehemiah northern pagan Palestine Palmach Parthian peace Persian Philistines prophet Queen rebels region Reubeni revolt Roman Rome Samaria Samaritans Samuel Saul siege soldiers Solomon spear sword Syria Talmud Temple Temple Mount thousand Tiberias took Trajan tribes troops valley victory walls warriors weapons Yemen Yemenite Zealot Zerubabbel