Product details
ISBN
9781855324701
Published
1994-10-14
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight
346 gr
Height
248 mm
Width
184 mm
Thickness
8 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
96
Author
Biographical note
Mark Healy was born in 1953. He has a Master's degree in Political Theology from Bristol University. He is by profession a schoolteacher and is head of the Humanities faculty in a large school in Somerset. He has written a number of Osprey titles including Elite 40 New Kingdom Egypt, and Campaign 16 Kursk 1943. He has a great interest in both the ancient and modern periods, is married with one son and lives in Dorset.
This volume offers an account of the origins, events and outcome of the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC, the most famous battle of the Second Punic War, during which Hannibal's much smaller force inflicted the greatest defeat ever suffered by the Roman army in what is still regarded today as a model display of military tactics. It is illustrated with detailed maps and diagrams, and with contemporary drawings and prints.
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Offers an account of the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC, the most famous battle of the Second Punic War, during which Hannibal's much smaller force inflicted the greatest defeat ever suffered by the Roman army in what is still regarded today as a model display of military tactics.
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Introduction
The Opposing Leaders
The Opposing Armies
218: Ticinus and Trebbia
217: Lake Trasimene
217-216: The Fabian Strategy
The Approach to Cannae
The Battle of Cannae
Aftermath
Chronology
A Guide to Further Reading
The Battlefield Today
Wargaming Cannae
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A highly illustrated account of what is rightly regarded as one of the greatest battles of military history.
Product details
ISBN
9781855324701
Published
1994-10-14
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight
346 gr
Height
248 mm
Width
184 mm
Thickness
8 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
96
Author