Inferiority of middle eastern militaries in the ancient world?

[Montmorency]

Unfortunately, that is wishful thinking. When the first sentence starts with "if it isn't true, than Greeks are liars" you can easily deduce it's not serious scholarly work.

These are excerpts...

Seeing an invading army of around 75,000 was a huge shock.

Then the combined Greek force would have outnumbered the Persians.

You don't address the points I quoted, however. Just give them a glance.

And not for nothing was Herodotus known as the father of lies...

Give him credit for his proto-rationalistic approach; at least cut the guy some slack:

Now wheter Xerxes did indeed send a herald to Argos saying that which has been reported, and whether envoys of the Argives who had gone up to Susa inquired of Artaxerxes concerning friendship, I am not able to say for certain; nor do I declare any opinion about the matters in question other than that which the Argives themselves report...I am however bound to report that which is reported,though I am not bound altogether to believe it; and let this saying be considered to hold good as regards every narrative in the history: for I must add that this is also reported...