| |||||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £4.90
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in The Roman Army: The Greatest War Machine of the Ancient World (General Military) for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £4.90, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
Product Description
Review
"As with all of Osprey's books, this one is full of detailed drawing and maps to enable the reader to easily follow the army's progress from its humble birth to its transformation into the stuff of legend." - "Military Heritage", December 2010
Review
"As with all of Osprey's books, this one is full of detailed drawing and maps to enable the reader to easily follow the army's progress from its humble birth to its transformation into the stuff of legend." - "Military Heritage", December 2010
"From the Hardcover edition." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
"From the Hardcover edition." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a fantastic overview of the Roman Army from its humble beginnings right up until the end of the empire. It is illustrated throughout with osprey pictures and key concepts are explained.
The book covers the Punic wars, Early Imperial and the reforms of Constantine and each era has a weapons and equipment section. My only criticism is that I finished it very quickly, but when bought in tandem with Greece and Rome at war by Peter Connelly and The Complete Roman Army by Adrian Goldsworthy then your knowledge will be greater. I prefer these type of books where illustrations are used to show us what Ancient life was like.
A definiate must for Romani fans. Great reference for Total War players and Modders!
The book covers the Punic wars, Early Imperial and the reforms of Constantine and each era has a weapons and equipment section. My only criticism is that I finished it very quickly, but when bought in tandem with Greece and Rome at war by Peter Connelly and The Complete Roman Army by Adrian Goldsworthy then your knowledge will be greater. I prefer these type of books where illustrations are used to show us what Ancient life was like.
A definiate must for Romani fans. Great reference for Total War players and Modders!
0 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
very poor depiction of the subject, more a very poor history of the roman empire not what I expected.very old dated pictures of roman military probably copied from a 20-30's school book?The Roman Army: The Greatest War Machine of the Ancient World (General Military)
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
3 reviews
47 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Osprey Roman Series Collection In One Book
28 Jun 2010
Format:Hardcover
"The Roman Army", edited by Chris McNab, combines portions of 25 previously published Osprey booklet titles into one well produced hard back book. For those readers familiar with the Osprey booklet format, this book will be very familiar ground. If you already have many of the Osprey titles relating to the Roman Army, you can safely consider this book an optional purchase. I bought because it is handy, I did not already have all the Osprey titles contained in the volume, and the production quality is excellent. The book is organized into four historical periods, the Early Republican Army 753-146 BC, the Army of the Late Republic 146-27 BC, the Earlier Roman Empire, 27 BC - AD 200 and finally the Later Roman Empire, AD 200 - 6th Century. There are numerous pictures, maps, diagrams, and excellent illustrations which all contribute to making the material easy to follow. Comparing it to the Adrian Goldsworthy book, "The Complete Roman Army," I have to give the nod to Goldsworthy's book if you can only own one. Goldsworthy has more detailed commentary and covers a wider range of topics in his work. Recognizing that the Osprey booklet format is constrained by design, this is a factor that limits topic discussion. Actually "The Roman Army" makes a good companion work to "The Complete Roman Army", so own them both and enjoy.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Some good research
14 Sep 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I found the book full of facts and well researched references. For a book that could be a little dry and boring, this historical record kept my interest from beginning to end. It helps you understand ancient Rome and the dynamics of it's armies.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Analysis of the evolution of the Roman army
24 Oct 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am used to the brief Osprey volumes on military matters. This work, however, is much longer, featuring 265 pages of text. It covers the time when the first evidence for the nature of the Roman Army is available (the reign of Servius Tullus) to the end of the Western Empire centuries later. The purpose of the book is (Page 13): ". . .a study of how the Roman war machine evolved from the foundations of Rome in the 8th century BC to the fall of the Western Empire in the 5th century AD."
The book covers a variety of subjects. Each section looks at a particular period of time. The first, 753BC to 146 BC examines the army's origins as something like a Greek hoplite organization to the more familiar legion structure later on. The book goes on to consider military organization, weapons, and the nature of the troops themselves. Next, the army of the late republic is considered (146 BC to 27 BC). The chapter/section begins with the model of the military developed by Marius and the evolution of formations and weapons. The critical issue of command and control is discussed. Then, the campaign in Gaul and Caesar's leadership there. And so on.
Other periods considered: The early Empire (27 BC-AD 200); AD 200-6th century. The last part of the book explores the division of the Empire into Eastern and Western segments. The book concludes with a bibliography of sources.
Even with 265 pages, that leaves rather little time for great detail on any stage in the evolution of the Roman military. Nonetheless, a nicely written volume that provides a sense of the Roman Army as it evolved and came to its end.
The book covers a variety of subjects. Each section looks at a particular period of time. The first, 753BC to 146 BC examines the army's origins as something like a Greek hoplite organization to the more familiar legion structure later on. The book goes on to consider military organization, weapons, and the nature of the troops themselves. Next, the army of the late republic is considered (146 BC to 27 BC). The chapter/section begins with the model of the military developed by Marius and the evolution of formations and weapons. The critical issue of command and control is discussed. Then, the campaign in Gaul and Caesar's leadership there. And so on.
Other periods considered: The early Empire (27 BC-AD 200); AD 200-6th century. The last part of the book explores the division of the Empire into Eastern and Western segments. The book concludes with a bibliography of sources.
Even with 265 pages, that leaves rather little time for great detail on any stage in the evolution of the Roman military. Nonetheless, a nicely written volume that provides a sense of the Roman Army as it evolved and came to its end.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
