Read Hannibal by Ernle Dusgate Selby Bradford (1981-11-05)

Hannibal by Ernle Dusgate Selby Bradford (1981-11-05)

Ernle Bradford

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Description:A scrupulous, astutely evaluative account of Rome's greatest foe: the Carthaginian general who became master of "well-nigh the whole of Italy" (Livy) but couldn't hold it down. Bradford (Nelson, The Shield & the Sword etc) necessarily draws on Polybius & Livy for much of his story--Hannibal's desire to avenge Carthage for Roman high-handedness at the close of the 1st Punic War, his daring approach thru the Alps, his overwhelming victories at Lake Transimene & Cannae, the terror he struck in the Romans, the awe he inspired in his Gallic allies--who composed most of his forces. But: "His ultimate aim, it would seem, was no more than a return to the status quo before the 1st Punic War." He'd no goal beyond abasing the Romans & regaining lost territory. When Rome, defeated, refused nonetheless to surrender, "he was faced with something quite novel" that he had neither the men nor the equipment to deal with--"a war of attrition against a politically well-balanced republic." Bradford describes Hannibal's long years ranging about Italy with dwindling forces--until finally he had to withdraw to Africa & only then met defeat on the battlefield. He picks up what he can about Hannibal's subsequent exile from Carthage & flight from one to another Eastern refuge. On points of special interest--like the celebrated crossing of the Alps--he works in recent research findings (Gavin de Beer's prominent among them); for breadth, he calls upon the best historical scholarship. Simply as a concise, authoritative summation this is presently the Hannibal book--a useful antidote, in particular, to Leonard Cottrell's dramatic, highly speculative Hannibal: Enemy of Rome ('61). Bradford, however, also asks the big questions--not only why Hannibal didn't ultimately triumph, but what difference it would have made if he had. The longterm answer is none: Carthage had neither the manpower nor the culture to loom large in the march of history. An interesting little book--better than it needed to be.--Kirkus (edited)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hannibal by Ernle Dusgate Selby Bradford (1981-11-05). To get started finding Hannibal by Ernle Dusgate Selby Bradford (1981-11-05), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A scrupulous, astutely evaluative account of Rome's greatest foe: the Carthaginian general who became master of "well-nigh the whole of Italy" (Livy) but couldn't hold it down. Bradford (Nelson, The Shield & the Sword etc) necessarily draws on Polybius & Livy for much of his story--Hannibal's desire to avenge Carthage for Roman high-handedness at the close of the 1st Punic War, his daring approach thru the Alps, his overwhelming victories at Lake Transimene & Cannae, the terror he struck in the Romans, the awe he inspired in his Gallic allies--who composed most of his forces. But: "His ultimate aim, it would seem, was no more than a return to the status quo before the 1st Punic War." He'd no goal beyond abasing the Romans & regaining lost territory. When Rome, defeated, refused nonetheless to surrender, "he was faced with something quite novel" that he had neither the men nor the equipment to deal with--"a war of attrition against a politically well-balanced republic." Bradford describes Hannibal's long years ranging about Italy with dwindling forces--until finally he had to withdraw to Africa & only then met defeat on the battlefield. He picks up what he can about Hannibal's subsequent exile from Carthage & flight from one to another Eastern refuge. On points of special interest--like the celebrated crossing of the Alps--he works in recent research findings (Gavin de Beer's prominent among them); for breadth, he calls upon the best historical scholarship. Simply as a concise, authoritative summation this is presently the Hannibal book--a useful antidote, in particular, to Leonard Cottrell's dramatic, highly speculative Hannibal: Enemy of Rome ('61). Bradford, however, also asks the big questions--not only why Hannibal didn't ultimately triumph, but what difference it would have made if he had. The longterm answer is none: Carthage had neither the manpower nor the culture to loom large in the march of history. An interesting little book--better than it needed to be.--Kirkus (edited)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hannibal by Ernle Dusgate Selby Bradford (1981-11-05). To get started finding Hannibal by Ernle Dusgate Selby Bradford (1981-11-05), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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