Fai clic su di un'immagine per andare a Google Ricerca Libri.
Sto caricando le informazioni... Hannibal: Enemy Of Romedi Leonard Cottrell
Nessuno Sto caricando le informazioni...
Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I'm really interested in Hannibal, but this book sucked. Really poorly written. ( ) This is the only book I've read on Hannibal, I found the author took an interesting course with the book by trying to trace Hannibal's steps from Carthage to Rome. This gives you a picture of the landscape as it stands today and of the incredible journey Hannibal made in reaching Rome. Hannibal managed to stomp around Italy for 16 years with little to stop him, eventually Cicero defeated him using Hannibal's own tactics, to me it was a good read. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
In the year 216 B.C., Hannibal of Carthage, faced with an opposing Roman army twice the size of his own, outwitted the enemy at Cannae by means of a strategy which has become a classic of its kind. As a result of his famous ”double pincer” maneuver, 70,000 Roman soldiers died within the space of a few hours on a field the size of New York’s Central Park. Yet, as devastating and startling as Cannae was, it was only one of a long list of incredible achievements. Hannibal’s fantastic 1,000-mile march across the Alps from Spain to Italy was one of the wonders of ancient times. He began his hazardous journey with 90,000 infantry, 12,000 cavalry, and 37 elephants. By the time he reached the Valley of the Po, more than 30,000 troops and many of his elephants had perished, but he still managed to stay in Italy for sixteen years.Blending biography and military adventure, Hannibal is a portrait of a military genius who was also a highly civilized man. The son of Hamilcar Barca, a famous general in his own right, Hannibal was a student of the Greek classics. But his father’s lifelong grudge against Rome fostered in the son a deep hatred for that Republic and a fierce determination to subdue it forever. This resulted in the bloody battles of Lake Trasimene, Campania, Nole, Capua, and Zama, all of which Leonard Cottrell describes with vigor and authority. In gathering material for Hannibal, Cottrell traveled the entire route that Hannibal took across the Alps, thus bringing to his account a valuable firsthand knowledge of his subject. With the drama and authenticity for which he is famous, Leonard Cottrell describes Hannibal’s amazing campaign#151;a saga of victory after victory which fell just short of its ultimate goal: the annihilation of Rome. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
Discussioni correntiNessunoCopertine popolari
Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)937.04092History and Geography Ancient World Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Punic wars 264-146 B.C. BiographyClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
Sei tu?Diventa un autore di LibraryThing. |