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Cannae: Hannibal's Greatest Victory (Phoenix Press) | 
 enlarge | Author: Adrian Goldsworthy
Publisher: Phoenix Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 206087
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 7.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0753822598
Dewey Decimal Number: 937.04
EAN: 9780753822593
ASIN: 0753822598
Publication Date: July 1, 2007
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On August 2, 216 BC, in the Italian town of Cannae, Hannibal won his greatest victory against the Romans—and for centuries after, it became a perfectly executed model that generals everywhere drew on. Using primary sources and brilliant images, Goldsworthy tells the story of this epic confrontation and its devastating tactics. “An excellent addition to scholarship on the Second Punic War... Lavishly illustrated, engagingly written [it] will appeal to readers at all levels.”—Choice.
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A must for any lover of the "Greatest Battle in History" October 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a fan of Goldsworthy, I couldn't wait until this title came out and he did no disappoint. Considered by many the greatest battle of all time, Hannibal's strategy used here has tried to be copied by such great as Napoleon, Robert E. Lee, and even General Schwarzkopf in desert storm. The are maps of the battle from scene to scene, along with getting the feeling you are watching the battle unfold. If you have studied this battle much, then this book is a must for all student from beginners to advanced
Excellent summary of Hanibal's greatest feat August 30, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Cannae by Adrian Goldsworthy proves to be an excellent book on the one of the greatest tactical victories achieved in military history and one of the greatest defeats ever inflicted on a Roman army of any age. The book proves to be well written, well researched and well presented. The author covers the Second Punic War up to Cannae very well and his narrative proves to be easy to read and understand.
When the author get to the campaign and battle of Cannae, the reader will be led step by step on how the campaign unfolded and once battle was given, how it came to be. All of it proves to be well concieved and thought out. The author appears to blamed the defeat much on lack of Roman experiences and training as well as Hannibal's tactical expertise. He was able to my satisfaction, pin point the exact location of the battle and determined that Roman's acceptance of the battle wasn't neither foolish or doomed. Romans had a chance to win, this was no foregone conclusion.
Best thing about the book is the ease of reading, many clear and colorful maps that make the battle easy to understand and the author's clear understanding of the events, forces and people involved that make it easy for him to convey the necessary information to his readers. Author also point out the influence this battle had since it was fought and how many generals since Cannae, tried to emulate Hannibal's success on their own level. (Although the author didn't point this out, I thought Battle of Cowpen fought during the American Revolution is a perfect example of Cannae done to perfection.)
This book appears to be a new edition of the earlier book by the same title. I haven't read the earlier book but after reading couple of Amazon reviews on it, I believed that one of the major changes the author made in this edition was that he totally abandoned SLA Marshall's approach on unit participation theory - theory as written in one review, have been discredited by most modern historians of all ranks. No where in this book is this theory been referred or even mentioned.
Adrian Goldsworthy is one of the premier authorities on the Roman military history at this persent time and this book would be a value addition to anyone whose interest lies in that direction.
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