This is a lecture I gave at The University of Auckland, as an "Introduction to Egyptian Warfare in the New Kingdom." It covers basic points: weapons, organization, vehicles, battles and strategies, and larger concepts like state violence and imperialism - how the Pharaohs approached warfare itself. It includes some famous battles, including Megiddo and Kadesh, and lesser-known stories like the Capture of Joppa, that may have influenced tales of Troy...

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