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File Size: 3546 KB
Print Length: 336 pages
Publisher: Random House; 1 edition (July 8, 2010)
Publication Date: July 13, 2010
Sold by: Random House LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B0036S4AOK
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This is a great work of art and history. Author attempts to take the reader every step of the way from Hannibal learning to detest Rome from his father through all the battles that Hannibal won against the Romans. The author does and excellent job in going through all the available history and current thought about the 2nd Punic War. His Latin is much better than mine and he even puts a glossary in the end of the book!
O'Connell has done a brilliant job of describing the event in a way that is historically informative and enjoyable. The book is NOT a work of military history. It reads more like a work of historical fiction, but it's true.
A nicely-balanced book. Good groundwork and history at the beginning leading to the battle at Cannae; then the aftermath and redemption of Cannae's Roman survivors. The author could have spent more time and detail on Cannae's influence of then-future military conflicts. This would have provided better closure as so much historical prelude was offered. The ending was rather plain and felt rushed.
This is a thorough, entertaining and informative commentary of The Second Punic War (218-201 B.C.). The fluid, almost chatty narrative places the reader right in the middle of the action. Considering the limited availability of historical sources and their inherent bias towards Rome, the author fulfills the role of an impartial (and amused) historian very well. I always wondered how could Hannibal win every battle, but lose the war? What on earth was he doing in Italy for 15 years? How could his army survive?The Battle of Cannae (216 B.C.) was a devastating defeat and an enormous loss of life to The Roman Empire. Yet the author argues that no matter how brilliant tactician Hannibal was, he seriously misjudged the Roman resilience and resources. How could he not? How many armies one has to beat, how many soldiers to kill, how many territories to conquer before winning it all? One of his biggest mistakes during his long campaign was not attempting the siege of Rome after the won battle and forcing the budding empire to admit complete defeat. (To his defense, he had no siege equipment or expertise and could not afford tedious attrition warfare...). Then, he allowed the Roman battle lines to re-form before the climax of The Battle of Zama (202 B.C.) (Here the master of envelopment did not anticipate the quick return of the notoriously weak Roman cavalry). The title cleverly refers both to the condemned, then redeemed Roman veteran survivors of Cannae and the Roman decisions that became the seeds of the end of the Republic. Hannibal lost the war, but he induced an archetype of a character that could beat him and later challenge the power of the Senate by crossing an insignificant and shallow river named Rubicon. There is so much else to learn about here: the economic dynamics of Rome and Carthage, political conflicts, divisions in the respective leaderships, military history, the personalities of Hannibal, Scipio, Masinissa and Syphax along with countless and hapless Roman generals, a femme fatale (Sophonisba), battles, traps, ambushes, schemes, shifting alliances, and above all: panicking elephants. This is what a memorable historical account should be. An enthusiastic two thumbs (and two halluces) up!
Up front, this is a review of the Kindle version of this book. There are many adequate reviews of the content already, so I won't add more than to say that this was a well done book that presented some interesting perspectives on not just the battle of Cannae but events preceding and following that battle. It should be of interest to those who are interested in military history, but probably not those who consider themselves military history scholars.As for the kindle version, this book was poorly done. I typically read from my Kindle when I am at home or extended travel and from my iPhone during my daily commute and routine travel. This book includes frequent, large hyperlinks to the end notes. Often these hyperlinks are in the position on the page that an iPhone reader would hit to turn the page. Once this hyperlink is followed, it becomes 'the furthest page read' thus ruining synchronization between multiple reading devices. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to correct this. Also, it appears that the publisher has limited the content to only be read simultaneously on two devices. Had I know either of these things, I would not have purchased the book. This should be fixed immediately.
There’s an awful lot we can’t know about Cannae and about that era of Roman and Carthaginian history, but the author makes good deductions and brings the period to life, including the most devastastating battle in terms of lives lost. To this day, Cannae remains the most brutal slaughter and a stunning example of brilliant leadership - on Hannibal’s side.
I had always thought that the Romans handled the defeated soldiers with respect. The exile of the "ghosts - soldiers" of Cannae made me think of the poor treatment many of our Vietnam Veterans received. This is a very disturbing story. -- JRG
Great books. Does not descend into hero worship and presents Hannibal as a fully developed human being. As far as I can tell the scholarship level is very high for a popular book.
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