That may seem an odd assertion, given that I am reviewing a very good work of history, Adrian Goldsworthy’s "The Punic Wars." But books like this are read by a tiny audience-hard to say how big, but I would be shocked if more than ten thousand people had read this book, and it is by a known author. As far as I can tell, nearly nobody in public life, whether in politics, the media, popular entertainment, big business, or even most of the academic world, knows anythin The study of history is dead. A Main Selection of the History Book Club.
In grand narrative style, follow the fighting on land and sea the terrible pitched battles and such generals as Hannibal, Fabius Maximus, and Scipio Aemilianus, who finally drove Carthage into the ground. Its outcome had far-reaching consequences for the Western world, too, as it led to the ascendancy of Rome. The struggle for supremacy between Rome and Carthage encompassed the First (264-241 B.C.) and Second (149-146 B.C.) Punic Wars both sides suffered casualties exceeding that of any war fought before the modern era. It will grab the attention of military buffs and general readers alike. The struggle for supremacy between Rome and Carthage encompassed the First (264-241 B.C.) and Second (149-146 B.C.) Punic Wars both sides suff An impressive new historian of Roman warfare-highly praised by John Keegan-has written a thoroughly engrossing account of the greatest conflict of antiquity. An impressive new historian of Roman warfare-highly praised by John Keegan-has written a thoroughly engrossing account of the greatest conflict of antiquity.
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