Full Description
This volume offers an account of the origins, events and outcome of the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC, the most famous battle of the Second Punic War, during which Hannibal's much smaller force inflicted the greatest defeat ever suffered by the Roman army in what is still regarded today as a model display of military tactics. It is illustrated with detailed maps and diagrams, and with contemporary drawings and prints.
Contents
Introduction
The Opposing Leaders
The Opposing Armies
218: Ticinus and Trebbia
217: Lake Trasimene
217-216: The Fabian Strategy
The Approach to Cannae
The Battle of Cannae
Aftermath
Chronology
A Guide to Further Reading
The Battlefield Today
Wargaming Cannae


 
              


