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Hannibal

By: Wordsworth Editions

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Wordsworth Editions)

Last Stocked on 3/16/2023

Product Info

Title
Hannibal
Category
Author
Ernle Bradford
Publish Year
2000
Pages
224
Dimensions
5.5x8.5x.4"
NKG Part #
2147483208
Type
Softcover

Description

Hannibal had long known his fate should the Romans ever lay hands upon him. He had taken an army right through Spain and into what is now France, crossed the Alps (at a time of year when no one believed it possible), and invaded Italy. Then, for 15 years, he used the country as his battlefield and his home, destroying Roman armies with an almost contemptuous ease. For centuries after his death, Roman mothers would frighten their children into behaving by telling them: "Hannibal is at the Gates!" Even today, Hannibal stands as one of the greatest generals in the history of warfare and his battlefield tactics are still studied in military academies all over the world. Ernie Bradford presents a biography, exploring the strategies of his greatest triumphs and showing us Hannibal as the soldier, the general, the statesman and the private man - revealing a personal charisma and leadership ability that makes his presence still felt in every country bordering the Mediterranean.