Hannibal: The Military Biography of Rome's Greatest Enemy by Richard A. Gabriel

Description: Hannibal by Richard A. Gabriel The Romans destruction of Carthage after the Third Punic War erased any Carthaginian historical record of Hannibals life. What we know of him comes exclusively from Roman historians who had every interest in minimizing his success, exaggerating his failures, and disparaging his character. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Romans destruction of Carthage after the Third Punic War erased any Carthaginian historical record of Hannibals life. What we know of him comes exclusively from Roman historians who had every interest in minimizing his success, exaggerating his failures, and disparaging his character. The charges leveled against Hannibal include greed, cruelty and atrocity, sexual indulgence, and even cannibalism. But even these sources were forced to grudgingly admit to Hannibals military genius, if only to make their eventual victory over him appear greater.Yet there is no doubt that Hannibal was the greatest Carthaginian general of the Second Punic War. When he did not defeat them outright, he fought to a standstill the best generals Rome produced, and he sustained his army in the field for sixteen long years without mutiny or desertion. Hannibal was a first-rate tactician, only a somewhat lesser strategist, and the greatest enemy Rome ever faced. When he at last met defeat at the hands of the Roman general Scipio, it was against an experienced officer who had to strengthen and reconfigure the Roman legion and invent mobile tactics in order to succeed. Even so, Scipios victory at Zama was against an army that was a shadow of its former self. The battle could easily have gone the other way. If it had, the history of the West would have been changed in ways that can only be imagined. Richard A. Gabriels brilliant new biography shows how Hannibals genius nearly unseated the Roman Empire. Author Biography RICHARD A. GABRIEL is a distinguished professor in the Department of History and War Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada and in the Department of Defence Studies at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. He is a former U.S. Army officer and the author of more than forty books, including Scipio Africanus, Thutmose III, Philip II of Macedonia, Hannibal, and Man and Wound in the Ancient World. He lives in Manchester, New Hampshire. Review "Richard Gabriels Hannibal is a worthy successor to his books on Subotai, Muhammad, Scipio Africanus, Thutmose III, and Philip of Macedon. Informed equally by the authors encyclopedic knowledge of antiquity and his own military background, Hannibal is a highly readable military biography of a brilliant tactician who failed to understand the culture of his Roman enemy and thus could win battle after battle, but never the war. Gabriel has once again made a significant contribution to our understanding of warfare in antiquity, one that scholars and general readers will find fascinating."—Keith Poulter, editor of Military Chronicles"This work presents a superb blend of biographical narrative, strategic and tactical analysis, and an impressive presentation of source materials to create a comprehensive study of one of antiquitys greatest commanders. In his latest effort, Gabriel offers new insights and explanations for Hannibals successes and ultimate failure, casting one of historys most famous commanders in a completely new light. This book is a must for anyone with an interest in warfare in antiquity and in the late Roman Republican period."—Christopher A. Matthew, Macquarie University, Australia, and author of A Storm of Spears: A Reappraisal of Hoplite Combat"In Hannibal, perhaps his best book yet, the distinguished military historian Richard Gabriel examines the life and campaigns of the great Carthaginian general in the Second Punic War. Gabriel explains how Hannibal turned a multicultural mass of Carthaginians, Iberians, Gauls, and others into one of the most effective armies in history, with which he very nearly destroyed the rising power of Rome. Combining a brilliant analysis of the strategic intricacies of the war, and a detailed examination of Hannibals strategy and tactics, with a careful analysis of largely overlooked logistical issues, Gabriel has produced a very valuable work of ancient military history that will interest and impress historians and general readers alike."—Albert A. Nofi, contributor for Military Chronicles and author of To Train the Fleet for War Long Description This is a chapter from Alex Rosse(tm)s groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, e~The Rest is Noisee(tm). Further extracts are available as digital shorts, accompanying the London Southbank festival programme. Against the background of the carnage and upheaval of WWI, Europe saw the violent birth of a new musical avant-garde. Ross examines the search for novelty and authenticity by Stravinsky, Ravel, Bartok and Janacek. Now a major festival running throughout 2013 at Londone(tm)s Southbank, The Rest is Noise is an intricate commentary not just on the sounds that defined the century, but on arte(tm)s troublesome dance with politics, social and cultural change. Alex Ross is the New Yorkere(tm)s music critic, and the winner of the Guardian First Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award for The Rest is Noise, which was also shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson and Pulitzer prizes for non-fiction. Review Quote "This work presents a superb blend of biographical narrative, strategic and tactical analysis, and an impressive presentation of source materials to create a comprehensive study of one of antiquitys greatest commanders. In his latest effort, Gabriel offers new insights and explanations for Hannibals successes and ultimate failure, casting one of historys most famous commanders in a completely new light. This book is a must for anyone with an interest in warfare in antiquity and in the late Roman Republican period." Details ISBN1597976865 Author Richard A. Gabriel Publisher Potomac Books Inc Year 2011 ISBN-10 1597976865 ISBN-13 9781597976862 Format Hardcover Imprint Potomac Books Inc Subtitle The Military Biography of Romes Greatest Enemy Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Dulles DEWEY 937.04 Illustrations maps Short Title HANNIBAL Language English Media Book Residence Nashua, NH, US Pages 288 UK Release Date 2011-02-28 AU Release Date 2011-02-28 NZ Release Date 2011-02-28 Audience Professional & Vocational Publication Date 2011-02-01 US Release Date 2011-02-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161794328;

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