The Punic Wars
The struggle between Rome and Carthage in the Punic Wars was arguably the greatest and most desperate conflict of Antiquity. The forces involved and the casualties suffered by both sides were far greater than in any wars fought before the modern era, while the eventual outcome had far reaching...
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The struggle between Rome and Carthage in the Punic Wars was arguably the greatest and most desperate conflict of Antiquity. The forces involved and the casualties suffered by both sides were far greater than in any wars fought before the modern era, while the eventual outcome had far reaching consequences for the history of the Western World, namely the ascendancy of Rome. An epic of war and battle, this is also the story of famous generals and leaders: Hannibal, Fabius Maximus, Scipio Africanus, and his grandson Scipio Aemilianus who would finally bring down the walls of Carthage.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780304359677 (030435967X)
Publish date: May 1st 2002
Publisher: Cassell
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
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 two rival empires. Goldsworthy does procure a good basis to build on. My reading was focused principal...
Reading The Punic Wars, I was reminded of Rick Atkinson’s An Army at Dawn, which I had read just prior to this book. Both are largely straightforward and well written accounts of epochal wars and both have to do with campaigns in North Africa and Italy (if one were to stretch the comparison to inclu...
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