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

from Schmerguls

4807. The Ghosts of Cannae Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic, by Robert L. O'Connell (read 21 Mar 2011) This book tells the story of Hannibal's life and of the second Punic War. It is sprightily written and the research evidenced is impressive. Cannae was fought 2 Aug 216 B.C. T...

from Shrike58

An entertaining popular study of the wars between Carthage and Rome, with particular emphasis on the impact of the great Carthaginian leader Hannibal. While I detect no real problems with the book, the fact is that O'Connell leans heavily on the work of Adrian Goldsworthy and J.F. Lazenby, so if ...

from deslni01

The Ghosts of Cannae details Rome and Hannibal's battle of Cannae, August 2nd, 216 BCE, and the rest of the Second Punic War. This war was brought upon by Hannibal Barca's child-hood desire to watch Rome burn, passed down from his father's personal vendetta. Many are familiar with Hannibal - the ...

from jjwilson61

I loved all the jabs the author took on the usefulness of elephants in battle.

from Tsobex

It's too long