ASIN: B00PMAYOCI
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 50
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts of the emperor's reign and description of his tomb*Describes how the Terracotta Army was designed and created*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“The terracotta army was a one-off creation, original in both concept and execution, unmentioned in any source, no sooner buried than destroyed and forgotten. … Why so realistic? Why this many? Why full-size? Why clay? … The initial inspiration was the need to duplicate a new force, of which the main element was infantry, conscripted from the emperor’s newly acquired masses of peasants, and protected not with custom-made armor but with scales of leather and simple, standardized weapons. It was the combination of archers, infantry and charioteers, this particular balance between officers and men, that had enabled the First Emperor to unify the nation.” - John Man ...
