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Victor Davis Hanson (born September 5, 1953 September 5, 1953 in Fowler, California) is an American conservative commentator, classicist, and military historian.
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Victor Davis Hanson (born September 5, 1953 September 5, 1953 in Fowler, California) is an American conservative commentator,classicist, classicist and military historian.
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Victor Davis Hanson (born September 5, 1953 September 5, 1953 in Fowler, California) is an American conservative commentator,
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Classicist, Military Historian, and Farmer. Most famous for his theory on the "Western (Greco-Roman) Way of War". Also known for his esoteric but illuminating application of his experience as a farmer to Ancient Military History.
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He is most famous for his theory on the "Western (Greco-Roman) Way of War". Also known for his esoteric but illuminating application of his experience as a farmer to Ancient Military History.
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Classicist, Military Historian, and Farmer. Most famous for his theory on the "Western (Greco-Roman) Way of War". Also known for his esoteric but illuminating application of his experience as a farmer to Ancient Military History.
* AncientGrome
* BadassArmy: Every...Single..."Western"...Army. Apparently.
* BigBadassBattleSequence: He really does know how to describe battles well.
* BladeOnAStick: Hoplites (heavy infantry, or more literally "shieldbearers"). With great big spears.
* CallThatAFormation: Averted. Hoplites fight in formation. Get it?
* CombatByChampion: Hoplite battles were like this on a gigantic scale according to Hanson; a ritualistic way for farmers to settle their quarrels quickly and get back home. They involved whole armies though.
* DeterminedHomesteader: Hoplites. Plus the author.
* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Greek wars were really, really, horrible. Got it? Except it is hard to describe ten-thousand big hairy guys with spears, shields and armor, crashing into each other without making it sound really, really, cool.
* FourStarBadass: Lots naturally. Especially the authors hero, Epaminondas.
* HomeGuard: Citizen-hoplites who Hanson thinks are really cool. Most Greek city-states were defended by this. Easy on taxes and you only have to turn out once or twice a year. Sparta was rather [[TheSpartanWay different]].
* HonorBeforeReason: According to the author, it was impossible for an invader to actually destroy a cities agricultural economy because of the actual difficulty in destroying crops. The real reason they came out to fight was because their homes were [[OccupiersOutOfOurCountry held hostage]]. The author actually tested this on his own grapevines.
* LandOfOneCity: Greek city states.
* PoliceState: Sparta
* TheRepublic: Athens and Thebes
* SlaveRevolt: The Theban invasion of Sparta which was intended to encourage this.
* TheSpartanWay: Deconstructed. Hanson dislikes Spartans, and also notes their military flaws.
* WarIsGlorious: Not supposed to be the intention but one can't help but think this on reading Hanson.
* AncientGrome
* BadassArmy: Every...Single..."Western"...Army. Apparently.
* BigBadassBattleSequence: He really does know how to describe battles well.
* BladeOnAStick: Hoplites (heavy infantry, or more literally "shieldbearers"). With great big spears.
* CallThatAFormation: Averted. Hoplites fight in formation. Get it?
* CombatByChampion: Hoplite battles were like this on a gigantic scale according to Hanson; a ritualistic way for farmers to settle their quarrels quickly and get back home. They involved whole armies though.
* DeterminedHomesteader: Hoplites. Plus the author.
* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Greek wars were really, really, horrible. Got it? Except it is hard to describe ten-thousand big hairy guys with spears, shields and armor, crashing into each other without making it sound really, really, cool.
* FourStarBadass: Lots naturally. Especially the authors hero, Epaminondas.
* HomeGuard: Citizen-hoplites who Hanson thinks are really cool. Most Greek city-states were defended by this. Easy on taxes and you only have to turn out once or twice a year. Sparta was rather [[TheSpartanWay different]].
* HonorBeforeReason: According to the author, it was impossible for an invader to actually destroy a cities agricultural economy because of the actual difficulty in destroying crops. The real reason they came out to fight was because their homes were [[OccupiersOutOfOurCountry held hostage]]. The author actually tested this on his own grapevines.
* LandOfOneCity: Greek city states.
* PoliceState: Sparta
* TheRepublic: Athens and Thebes
* SlaveRevolt: The Theban invasion of Sparta which was intended to encourage this.
* TheSpartanWay: Deconstructed. Hanson dislikes Spartans, and also notes their military flaws.
* WarIsGlorious: Not supposed to be the intention but one can't help but think this on reading Hanson.
