Название: The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic
Автор: Robert L. O'Connell
Издательство: Random House
Год: 2011
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 336
Размер: 22,8 МБ
Язык: Английский
For millennia, Carthage’s triumph over Rome at Cannae in 216 B.C. has inspired reverence and awe. No general since has matched Hannibal’s most unexpected, innovative, and brutal military victory. Now Robert L. O’Connell, one of the most admired names in military history, tells the whole story of Cannae for the first time, giving us a stirring account of this apocalyptic battle, its causes and consequences.
O’Connell brilliantly conveys how Rome amassed a giant army to punish Carthage’s masterful commander, how Hannibal outwitted enemies that outnumbered him, and how this disastrous pivot point in Rome’s history ultimately led to the republic’s resurgence and the creation of its empire.