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Title: Cannae 216 Bc: Hannibal Smashes Rome's Army (Campaign Series, No 36) by Mark Healy ISBN: 1-85532-470-9 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: EXCELLENT WRITING, GREAT MAPS
Comment: Cannae 216 Bc : Hannibal Smashes Rome's Army (Campaign Series, No 36) by Mark Healy is positive proof that good things do come in small packages. While the book is short (96 pages) it is jammed pack with useful and information and maps. If one is looking for a well written account of the Second Punic War up to the battle of Cannae there are few books which are better.
I purchased the book after reading a number of accounts of the battle of Cannae contained in more extensive studies of Hannibal. However, in each case I was disappointed with the discussion of Cannae. Healy's book was not a disappointment. Especially appealing were the maps which accompanied the prose. What little that was missing in the verbal description was more than made up for in the maps.
After finishing the book, I felt that I understood the tactics and strategy that were both planned for and carried out. This is an excellent book and I would highly recommend it.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the Great Battles of Ancient History!
Comment: Another great book in the Osprey Campaign series. Like all Campaign books it gives important background information on the cause of the war, the opposing leaders and the armies that fought the battle. In addition there is a detailed description of Hannibal's invasion of Italy, the preceding battles of Ticinus, Trebbia and Lake Trasimene, and the climatic clash at Cannae. It also gives an interesting account of the "Fabian" strategy of the Romans that would bring them eventual victory in the war. If you are interested in the battles of the ancient world or Roman history this is a must for your library.
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Title: Alexander 334-323 Bc: Conquest of the Persian Empire (Campaign Series 7) by John Warry ISBN: 1855321106 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Hannibal's War: A Military History of the Second Punic War by J. F. Lazenby ISBN: 0806130040 Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.22 |
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Title: Hannibal: A History of the Art of War Among the Carthagonians and Romans Down to the Battle of Pydna, 168 B.C., With a Detailed Account of the Secon by Theodore Ayrault Dodge ISBN: 0306806541 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Scipio Africanus: Greater Than Napoleon by B. H. Liddell Hart, Michael Grant ISBN: 0306805839 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: September, 1994 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
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Title: Armies of the Carthaginian Wars 265-146 BC (Men at Arms Series, 121) by Terence Wise ISBN: 0850454301 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: December, 1984 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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