Inoneofthemosthostilelandsontheplanet,anancientpeoplecalledtheIsraelitesforgedanarmyandcarvedoutanempire.Theirancientmilitaryexploitsaredescribedinoneofhistory`smostfamousreligioustexts;theoldtestamentoftheBible.Butbyreadingbetweenthereligiouslines,ancientmilitaryhistoriansunlockthesoldier`ssecretsofthebiblebyexaminingtheweapons,thestrategies;andthecommanders,someofwhomareunlikelywarriors,likeAbraham,Moses,andDeborah.BibleBattlesisatwohourhi-definitionspecialthatexploresthebiblicalworldfromamilitaryperspectivefromthetimeofAbraham,approximately1500BC,untilDavid`sascensiontothethrone,around1000BC.