The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic

A stirring account of the most influential battle in history. For millennia, Carthage’s triumph over Rome at Cannae in 216 B.C. has inspired reverence and awe. It was the battle that countless armies tried to imitate, most notably in World Wars I and II, the battle that obsessed legendary military minds. Yet no general ever matched Hannibal’s most unexpected, innovative, and brutal military victory—the costliest day of combat for any army in history. Robert L. O’Connell, one of the most admired names in military history, now tells the whole story of Cannae for the first time, giving us a stirring account of this apocalyptic battle of the Second Punic War, and its causes and consequences.

Автор: Robert L. O'Connell
Название: The Ghosts of Cannae Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic
Издательство: Random House
Год:2010
ISBN: 1400067022
Язык: Английский
Количество страниц: 336
Формат: PDF
Размер: 22,11 МБ