Hannibal: A History of the Art of War Among the Carthaginians and Romans Down to the Battle of Pydna, 168 B.C., with a Detailed Account of the Second Punic War ...

Theodore Ayrault Dodge

Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1891 - Military art and science - 682 pages

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Review: Hannibal (Great Captains)

User Review  - Idiom - Goodreads

Dodge wrote this as a retired US Civil War general, giving him an insight to his writing that isn't found in many other accounts. This perspective brings his narrative to vibrant life. Two of his ...

Review: Hannibal (Great Captains)

User Review  - Slava - Goodreads

On my humble opinion Hannibal is in a top 3 best generals ever walk the surface of the Earth. This book gives very detailed account of the Hannibal Barks's life and attachments. Must read for every fan of the Creates carfaginian captain.

Contents

• CbAPTIll PAG I Carthage 900200 b c: 1
• The Punic Army and Navy 500200 b c: 11
• Carthaginian Wars 480277 b c: 31
• The Early Army of Rome 500350 b c: 35
• The Roman Army of the Third Century: 48
• Rank and Discipline Equipments and Rations 73 VII Fortification Camp Duty War 87 VIII Early Roman Wars 400272 b c: 102
• TABLE OF CONTENTS: 113
• The First Punic War The Roman Navy Hamilcar Barca 264218 b c: 122
• The Lions Brood 241220 b c: 143
• Saguntum Spring to Fall 219 b c: 157
• Hannibal starts for Italy May 218 b c: 163
• Catalonia July and August 218 b c: 171
• From the Rhone to the Alps Fall 218 b c: 176
• The Foothills of the Alps October 218 b c: 189
• The Summit of the Alps October 218 b c: 215
• The Army of Italy on the Po November 218: 238
• Manoeuvring November and December 218 b c: 254
• The Battle of the Trebia December 218 b c: 266
• The Arnus Marshes Spring 217 b c: 278
• A Flanking Manoeuvre Spring 217 b c: 289
• The Battle of Lake Trasimene April 217 b c: 298
• Fabius Cunctator Summer 217 b c: 315
• A Curious Stratagem Fall 217 b c: 325
• Minucius Fall 217 b c: 333
• JEmilius Paulus and Varro Spring 216 b c: 344
• The Battle of Cannae June 216 b c: 360
• After Cannae Summer 216 b c 381 XXIX Marcellus Fall 216 b c 390 XXX Campania 215 b c 406 XXXI Making a New Base 214 b c: 427
• XXXIL Tarentum Won 213 b c: 444
• A Wonderful March 212 b c: 461
• Capua 211 b c 476 XXXV Another Roman Army destroyed 210 b c: 493
• Tarentum Lost 209 b c 505 XXXVII Marcellus Death 208 b c 520 XXXVIII Hasdrubal and Nero 207 b c 530 XXXIX The Metaurus Campaign Sum...: 579
• Zama Spring 202 b c 596 XLIII The Man and Soldier: 613
• Hannibal and Alexander 642 XLV Legion versus Phalanx 196168 b c: 654
• Appendix A Casualties in some Ancient Battles 669 Appendix B Some Roman Marches: 670
• Index: 671

Bibliographic information

• Title: Hannibal: A History of the Art of War Among the Carthaginians and Romans Down to the Battle of Pydna, 168 B.C., with a Detailed Account of the Second Punic War ...; Great Captains; Volume 1 of Hannibal: A History of the Art of War Among the Carthaginians and Romans Down to the Battle of Pydna, 168 B.C., with a Detailed Account of the Second Punic War, Theodore Ayrault Dodge
• Author: Theodore Ayrault Dodge
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1891
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Nov 7, 2008
• Length: 682 pages