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Published by Routledge January 1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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Published by Routledge, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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Published by Routledge, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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Published by Routledge, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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Published by Routledge, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 206 Pages. Near Fine condition with no markings or inscriptions, all pages clean and bright. Appears unread. There is currently a relatively large number of books on Rome s Punic Wars, although these generally deal with all of them in a single volume. However, this book is probably still the only one to examine the First Punic War on its own, although it was first published in 1996. The main advantage of such an approach is to deal with it on its own merits and in detail, rather than treating it as prelude to "Hannibal s War" (the title of Lazenby s second volume), and with a certin degree of hindsight, which is what most other books tend to do. It is also more historically accurate to do so and it does it more justice, as the author clearly shows. Another merit of this book is to show how and why Rome, which was then very much the up and coming power, not to say the upstart, finally won. Some of the reasons, Roman relentlessness, its demographics and its ability to count on its Italian allies, as opposed to what seems to have been a more limited pool of manpower on the Carthaginian side, are well known. Both Rome and Carthage committed huge numbers, especially for the fleets, and sustained huge losses, with the former losing several fleets to storms. However, their importance, despite being significant, needs to be both explained and qualified by other elements, seen from the Carthaginian side. A major and fascinating point made throughout this book is that Carthage seems to have been reacting to Roman initiatives during most of the war, and therefore leaving the initiative to its enemy. When reading the book and the various events and campaigns that it describes, one cannot help the feeling that the Carthaginians were somewhat waging a half-hearted war, at least at times, and that they were not entirely committed to fighting such a war. A related factor outlined by the author is that while the Romans seem to have had ideas as to how to win the war, their opponents seemed content with resisting and staying in the field without necessarily "going for the jugular", as the Romans tried to do when they invaded Africa. As the author mentions, it is interesting to note that Carthage never seems to have even tried to invade Southern Italy and win over Rome s allies, contrary to what Hannibal would attempt to do during the second major conflict. Instead, Carthage limited itself to desultory coast raiding, and did not even try to capture and hold bridgeheads on Italy s coast. The impression here is that Carthage was fighting a defensive war to preserve its hold on Sicily, whereas Rome was fighting a more aggressive conflict to defeat its opponent and conquer the island. Even in 249 BC, after having destroyed the Roman fleet, Carthage did not exploit its advantage to the full, perhaps because it was exhausted, and perhaps because it was also expanding its African Empire at the time.
Published by Routledge, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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Published by Taylor & Francis 1996-01-29, London, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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Published by Routledge, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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Published by Routledge, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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Published by Routledge, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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Published by Taylor & Francis Group, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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Published by Routledge, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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Published by Routledge, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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Published by Taylor & Francis, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. J. F. Lazenby Professor of Ancient History, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.The text provides a study of the longest continuous war in ancient history and the greatest naval conflict ever fought. It is intended for Roman history courses, academic and .
Published by Routledge, 1996
ISBN 10: 1857281365ISBN 13: 9781857281361
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