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CONTENTS
Preface
xiii
Note on Orthography
xvii
Chapter 1
Introduction
3
Part One
War in Aztec Life
15
Chapter 2
The Political Bases of Aztec Warfare
17
Chapter 3
The Military Life Cycle
27
Chapter 4
Declaration, Preparation, and Mobilization
48
Chapter 5
The March and the Encampment
63
Chapter 6
Arms and Armor
75
Chapter 7
Combat
95
Chapter 8
Victory (or Defeat) and Its Aftermath
110
Part Two
The History of Aztec Expansion
123
Chapter 9
The Preimperial Kings
125
Chapter 10
Itzcoatl
141
Chapter 11
Moteuczomah Ilhuicamina
157
Chapter 12
Axayacatl
176
Chapter 13
Tizoc
189
Chapter 14
Ahuitzotl
200
Chapter 15
Moteuczomah Xocoyotl
219
Chapter 16
The Spanish Conquest
236
Chapter 17
Conclusion
251
Glossary
269
Notes
273
References
361
Index
383

 
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