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The Punic Wars

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Cassell Military, 2000 - History - 412 pages
".a masterful account that will appeal to both specialists and general readers who appreciate a superbly told story.explains complicated military moves in easily understood language.portraits of some of the key players.are both informative and thought-provoking. This story.has been told before, but rarely as well.--Booklist

An impressive historian of Roman warfare--highly praised by John Keegan--has written a thoroughly engrossing account of antiquity's greatest conflict. In the struggle for supremacy between Rome and Carthage, both sides suffered casualties exceeding that of any war fought before the modern era. Told in grand narrative style, following the fighting on land and sea, the terrible pitched battles, and such generals as Hannibal and Scipio Aemilianus who finally drove Carthage into the ground. Main Selection of Military Book Club.

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User Review  - Writerlibrarian - Goodreads

Well written, well documented. Makes the reader part of the narrative and doesn't get bog down into details that although interesting do not enhance the overall picture of these brutal wars between ... Read full review

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User Review  - Jonathan - Goodreads

In the grand scheme of things, some wars are more important than others, and the Punic Wars between the Roman Empire and Carthage from 265 to 146 BC are definitely amongst the most significant in ... Read full review

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The Fall of Carthage-The Punic Wars 265-146BC by Adrian ...
The Fall of Carthage-The Punic Wars 265-146BC by Adrian Goldsworthy Paperback book 0304366420 / 9780304366422 Orion Books.
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First Punic War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The series of wars between Rome and Carthage were known to the Romans as the "Punic Wars" because of the Latin name for the Carthaginians: Punici, ...
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Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2008.01.20
Many modern scholars have also sought to interpret the era of the Punic Wars in these more complex thematic terms. However, most scholars, as well as most ...
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Maps and plans aid Adrian’s perceptive analyses of key military campaigns in Roman history, notably the Punic Wars, Civil Wars, the conquests of Gaul, ...
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alritkwrom101punicwars.html -- Punic War Overview
Adrian Goldsworthy (The Punic Wars, Adrian Goldsworthy, 1902, ISBN: 030435967X ... The legacy of the Punic wars may have been the end of the Roman Republic. ...
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The Battle of Trebia - All Empires
“The Punic Wars” - Published by Weidenfeld Military, London. Polybius. “The Rise of the Roman Empire – The character of Hannibal” (Book IX, chapters 22-26) ...
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Commands & Colors Ancients: History
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About the author (2000)

Adrian Goldsworthy was educated at St. John's College, Oxford, where he completed his doctorate in ancient history, specializing in the military history of the Greek and especially Roman periods. He is the author of "The Roman Army at War 100 BC-AD 200", "In the Name of Rome: The Men Who Won the Roman Empire", "The Punic Wars", and "Cannae" among others. He lectures frequently and has lead several archaeological digs.

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TitleThe Punic Wars
AuthorAdrian Keith Goldsworthy
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherCassell Military, 2000
ISBN030435967X, 9780304359677
Length412 pages
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History / Ancient / Rome
  
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