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The First Punic War:

A Military History
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Stanford University Press, 1996 - History - 205 pages
This is the first comprehensive study of the longest continuous war (264 to 241 b.c.) in ancient history, and, in terms of the numbers of ships and men involved, probably the greatest naval war ever fought.
  

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Contents

Shadowboxing and knockout
143
Conclusions
161
Epilogue
171
Notes
177
Abbreviations and bibliography
193
Index
199
Copyright

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The First Punic War: A Military History
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About the author (1996)

J. F. Lazenby is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, English. He is the author of The Spartan Army, The Defense of Greece, 490-479 B.C., and The First Punic War: A Military History.

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TitleThe First Punic War: A Military History
AuthorJohn Francis Lazenby
PublisherStanford University Press, 1996
ISBN0804726736, 9780804726733
Length205 pages
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