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A renowned historian's account of one of the most important and influential battles of Antiquity
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On 2 August 216BC, Hannibal won his greatest victory in the plain north of the small, hilltop town of Cannae in southern Italy. By the end of the day his outnumbered mercenaries had enveloped and massacred the greater part of the largest army Rome had ever fielded, turning this into one of the bloodiest battles ever fought, rivalling even the industrialised slaughter of the twentieth century AD. For the Romans Cannae became the yardstick by which other defeats were measured, never surpassed and only once or twice equalled in the next six centuries. Cannae remains one of the most famous battles ever fought, frequently alluded to in modern military writing, and Hannibals tactics are still taught in the military academies where todays officers are trained. This volume is a brand new look at the battle, and explains clearly and concisely exactly how it was that Hannibal achieved his historic victory.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Goldsworthy is an excellent author and this book was added to the collection of his work. Like before it was thoroughly enjoyable, easy to access and understand and most informative. Quite a thin tome with large print it won't take you very long to finish. If you have read much of Goldsworthy's other work then you realise a longer book into the obvious areas not touched on here would be needless repitition.
For the price here you can't argue - a solid, informative book covering the battle and campaign of Cannae.
For the price here you can't argue - a solid, informative book covering the battle and campaign of Cannae.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the battle. The big one. Rome versus Hannibal. Outnumbered and outmatched he still manages to not only win but inflict a crippling defeat, obliterating the Roman army. And with this book you can find out why. Well researched and well presented, this book will show you as clearly as possible how it happened. The book is filled with useful diagrams and maps to help show the position of the forces at every stage in the battle. This isn't a campaign book where most of the text is occupied with the events leading up to the battle, most of the lead up is rushed through pretty quick to get to the fighting.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Excellent summary of Hanibal's greatest feat
30 Aug 2007
Format:Paperback
Cannae by Adrian Goldsworthy proves to be an excellent book on the one of the greatest tactical victories achieved in military history and one of the greatest defeats ever inflicted on a Roman army of any age. The book proves to be well written, well researched and well presented. The author covers the Second Punic War up to Cannae very well and his narrative proves to be easy to read and understand.
When the author get to the campaign and battle of Cannae, the reader will be led step by step on how the campaign unfolded and once battle was given, how it came to be. All of it proves to be well concieved and thought out. The author appears to blamed the defeat much on lack of Roman experiences and training as well as Hannibal's tactical expertise. He was able to my satisfaction, pin point the exact location of the battle and determined that Roman's acceptance of the battle wasn't neither foolish or doomed. Romans had a chance to win, this was no foregone conclusion.
Best thing about the book is the ease of reading, many clear and colorful maps that make the battle easy to understand and the author's clear understanding of the events, forces and people involved that make it easy for him to convey the necessary information to his readers. Author also point out the influence this battle had since it was fought and how many generals since Cannae, tried to emulate Hannibal's success on their own level. (Although the author didn't point this out, I thought Battle of Cowpen fought during the American Revolution is a perfect example of Cannae done to perfection.)
This book appears to be a new edition of the earlier book by the same title. I haven't read the earlier book but after reading couple of Amazon reviews on it, I believed that one of the major changes the author made in this edition was that he totally abandoned SLA Marshall's approach on unit participation theory - theory as written in one review, have been discredited by most modern historians of all ranks. No where in this book is this theory been referred or even mentioned.
Adrian Goldsworthy is one of the premier authorities on the Roman military history at this persent time and this book would be a value addition to anyone whose interest lies in that direction.
When the author get to the campaign and battle of Cannae, the reader will be led step by step on how the campaign unfolded and once battle was given, how it came to be. All of it proves to be well concieved and thought out. The author appears to blamed the defeat much on lack of Roman experiences and training as well as Hannibal's tactical expertise. He was able to my satisfaction, pin point the exact location of the battle and determined that Roman's acceptance of the battle wasn't neither foolish or doomed. Romans had a chance to win, this was no foregone conclusion.
Best thing about the book is the ease of reading, many clear and colorful maps that make the battle easy to understand and the author's clear understanding of the events, forces and people involved that make it easy for him to convey the necessary information to his readers. Author also point out the influence this battle had since it was fought and how many generals since Cannae, tried to emulate Hannibal's success on their own level. (Although the author didn't point this out, I thought Battle of Cowpen fought during the American Revolution is a perfect example of Cannae done to perfection.)
This book appears to be a new edition of the earlier book by the same title. I haven't read the earlier book but after reading couple of Amazon reviews on it, I believed that one of the major changes the author made in this edition was that he totally abandoned SLA Marshall's approach on unit participation theory - theory as written in one review, have been discredited by most modern historians of all ranks. No where in this book is this theory been referred or even mentioned.
Adrian Goldsworthy is one of the premier authorities on the Roman military history at this persent time and this book would be a value addition to anyone whose interest lies in that direction.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
The Book of THE Battle
21 Mar 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is the battle. The big one. Rome versus Hannibal. Outnumbered and outmatched he still manages to not only win but inflict a crippling defeat, obliterating the Roman army. And with this book you can find out why. Well researched and well presented, this book will show you as clearly as possible how it happened. The book is filled with useful diagrams and maps to help show the position of the forces at every stage in the battle. This isn't a campaign book where most of the text is occupied with the events leading up to the battle, most of the lead up is rushed through pretty quick to get to the fighting.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Partly a coffee-table book
29 April 2010
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Cannae: Hannibal's Greatest Victory (Phoenix Press) isn't a full-blown history of Cannae and the Second Punic War. Rather, it is history done in a coffee-table book style. The book has dozens of pictures and great maps of the battlefield. The text is a bit dry, but very detailed. I wouldn't recommend this for newcomers to Roman history - Goldsworthy doesn't provide enough historical context for his readers (I might suggest Robert O'Connell's The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic for a more general history). Rather, this book is really for readers who want to get into the details of the battle and some nice photos to help bring the history alive.
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