Hannibal and Scipio: pocket GIANTS
by
Greg Fisher
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0750955902
ISBN-13
9780750955904
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Imprint
The History Press Ltd
Country of Manufacture
MT
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 7th, 2016
Print length
128 Pages
Weight
148 grams
Dimensions
19.90 x 12.90 x 1.10 cms
Product Classification:
European historyAncient history: to c 500 CEMilitary history
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In 218, Hannibal Barca, desperate to avenge the defeat of Carthage in the First Punic War, launched an ambitious ground invasion of Italy. The Romans had no answer to Hannibal until the young Scipio volunteered to take over Rome’s armies in Spain, which were close to defeat, and left leaderless by the death of Scipio’s own father and uncle.
In 218, Hannibal Barca, desperate to avenge the defeat of Carthage in the First Punic War, launched an ambitious ground invasion of Italy. With just a small force, he crossed the Alps and pitted his polyglot army against Romes elite citizen infantry. At Cannae, in 216, Hannibal destroyed an 80,000-strong Roman force in one afternoon, delivering a blow unequalled in Roman history for half a millennium to come. The Romans had no answer to Hannibal until the young Scipio volunteered to take over Romes armies in Spain. In the decade which followed, Scipio turned Romes desperate fortunes into a stunning victory over Carthage. The portrait of Hannibal and Scipio takes the reader through one of the greatest military campaigns in history, driven by two remarkable and fascinating men.
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