The Punic Wars: Rome, Carthage and the Struggle for the Mediterranean - Softcover

Bagnall, Nigel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0712666087 ISBN 13: 9780712666084

Publisher: Pimlico, 1999

The Punic Wars (264-146 BC) sprang from a mighty power struggle between two ancient civilizations - the trading empire of Carthage and the military confederation of Rome. Though this took place more than 2000 years ago, Nigel Bagnall argues that it has remarkable contemporary significance.

Review:

"A serious and well-informed book on the wars between Rome and Carthage...it is, however, not simply a piece of disinterested research but a tale with a moral for current politics...On the interplay of strategic and operational decisions, on the risks of politics in time of war, on the importance of morale: this book gives much food for reflection" (Spectator)

"His book is to be commended...It is a fine piece of military and political history...a clear and convincing account of what happened, devoid of any high-flown romanticism...He constructs his analysis in such a way as to demonstrate that what happened...might just happen again" (Economist)

"A modern Field-Marshal applies his strategic expertise to the greatest confrontation of classical times... Bagnall's analysis is leavened with character sketches and dry humour" (Independent)

From the Publisher:

A vivid and fascinating study of the conflict between Rome and Cathage which changed the course of world history.

• Publisher: Pimlico
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0712666087
• ISBN 13: 9780712666084
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368