Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mharidzo yacho inoenderera mberi nokutaura pamusoro pehondo dzinoverengeka dzinokosha munhoroondo uye vatungamiriri vehondo, ichinyanya kutaura nezvokushandisa kwavaiita nzira dzokunyepedzera dzaivhiringidza dzakabatsira kuti vakunde. Anoenzanisa izvi nevakuru vemazuva ano uye dzidziso, iyo Boyd akanzwa yakanga yakanyanya kutarisa kukunda muhondo zvakananga, pane kupwanya mauto emuvengi hondo isati yatomboitika. Pakati pemienzaniso yapakuvamba pane
Marathon, Leuctra, Arbela uye Cannae. Anobva atendeukira kuhondo dzemazuva ano, kusanganisira kupinda kwevaMongol muKhwarezmia uye kukurukurwa kwakadzama kwehondo dzaNapoleon.