Hannibal was a carthaginian general and statesman who commanded carthages main army against rome during the second punic war 218201 bc. Hannibal barca crossed the alps to present himself as ancient romes own insurmountable mountain. Concentrate the effects of combat power at the decisive place and time. The meteoric rise, defeat, and destruction of romes fiercest rival. This is a guest post from patrick hunt, author of the new book, hannibal. Feinstein follows the army and navy football teams through the 1994 season, culminating with an account of the dramatic december faceoff, and brings to life one of the oldest and most heated rivalries in american sport. These hostilities would culminate in the greekpunic wars carthage and greece lasting the span of about 375 years, and the punic wars carthage and rome lasting about 115 years. Acgs exclusive battle book arms gamers with the real squad tactics that win on todays battlefields. The modern war institute recently hosted sean naylor for an mwi speaker series event. A hell for heroes is a searingly honest autobiography about what life in the military service is really like. Carthaginian military commander promised dad at age nine to defeat rome in second punic war, attempted to surprise attack rome by crossing the alps with 60,000 soldiers elephants and horses after second punic war, brought prosperity back to carthage romans ordered his arrest he fled carthage, spent several years with greek king in asia minor. This book examines the events of the famous trojan war from an exclusive military point of view, according to the latest archaeological evidence and historical studies. Informed equally by the authors encyclopedic knowledge of antiquity and his own military background, hannibal is a highly readable military biography of a brilliant tactician who failed to understand the culture of his roman enemy and thus could win battle after battle, but never the war.
Theodore knell went through hell in the sas but his biggest battle began when he left. Hannibal is rated as one of the best generals of the ancient world renowned for his tactical insight his ability to lead by example and a tremendous ability to understand the psychology of the men he led. It can be said that defeat of first punic war was one of the motivating factors for young hannibal barca, who quickly rose through military ranks to command the forces of carthage. Thought id make a thread where we could post some of the nonfiction weve read recently im actually fishing for some ideas on books to get hold of. Who was a better military tactician hannibal barca or. The author tries a complete reconstruction of the causes that led to the war and of its possible development, including the different phases and military operations. American troops fighting the spanish in cuba during the spanishamerican war were equipped with the 1885model field gun. Structures direct every military operation towards a clearly. But if you see something that doesnt look right, click. It was only in world war i 19141918 that the combination of high quality service rifles and new telescopic sights brought the true sniper to the battlefield as a distinct specialist. The untold story of operation anaconda and the new york times best seller relentless strike. The us congress has commissioned a bipartisan panel of 11 people to study the future of a military draft in the united states.
The best books on military strategy, as recommended by antulio echevarria, editor of the us army war college quarterly and formerly director of research at. His father, hamilcar barca, was a leading carthaginian commander during. Since his meteoric life and tragic death, hannibal barca comes across the centuries as the military commander with few, if any equals. Booktopia buy military tactics books online from australias leading online bookstore.
There are no carthaginian textual sources on the famous general, archeological evidence although fairly plentiful does not give. By garland, landon 2002, iuniverse isbn 0595249345 paperback the book is a fiction. Jonathan fennell, in examining the north african campaign through the lens of morale, challenges conventional explanations. Hannibal barca the greatest military commander in history.
A courageous leader, brilliant tactician, and steadfast soldier in the service of his beloved carthage, hannibal existed for. With this, we better understand how the current military technology and tactics have shifted so greatly in the last 30 years. The alamo scouts behind japanese lines in world war ii by larry alexander, castles of steel. This book looks at the transition of wooden sailing fleets to the modern steel navy. In the summer of 1949 a retired fbi agent, using a metal detector to search for shipwrecked artifacts on a virginia beach, discovers a cache of buried weapons, remnants of uniforms and two identification tags. Hannibal made literary contributions mainly in the field of military books but was also a keen observer of language, especially greek, and arithmetic.
Since the beginning of forced conscription in the us civil war, a military draft for that war and subsequent wars has been highly unfair and class biased. He also explores the issuestenure, academic freedom, research, teachingthat divide them. Hannibal s brutal tactics enforced loyalty among his troops and power over his enemies. It details the technological breakthroughs that brought about this change steampower, armour, artillery and torpedoes, and looks at their affect on naval strategy and tactics. And the world has been trying to recover ever since. Adrian goldsworthys the punic wars is absolutely tremendous historical analysis but written in an accessible pophistory approach it covers all three of the punic wars, and the whole barcid dynasty rather than just hannibal. The military sniper since 1914 by martin pegler, ramiro. A rather technical, but also lavishily illustrated, examination of charles is famous flagship, split into a very technical first half discussing the details of the ship and her construction and the methods used to fill the gaps in our knowledge, and an impressive section of 2d, 3d and isometric plans that cover just about every part of the. He couldnt outmuscle his enemy, so he outmanoeuvred him instead. A hell for heroes by theo knell military books at the works. For most of its history, carthage was on hostile terms with the greeks in sicily and especially with the roman republic. Part of the evergrowing and prestigious warfare and history series, this book is a must for enthusiasts of military history. He worked for twentythree years as a writer for army times.
He is widely considered one of the greatest military commanders in world history. Discover book depositorys huge selection of military tactics books online. Top 12 facts about hannibal barca ancient history lists. Informed equally by the authors encyclopedic knowledge of antiquity and his own military background, hannibal is a highly readable military biography of a brilliant tactician who failed to understand the culture of his roman enemy and. Adrian gilbert writing on the werhmacht sharpshooter and lone wolf seppallerberger tom c. The secret history of joint special operations command.
Hannibal defeated successive roman armies dispatched against him by employing superior tactics along with skillfully use of terrain and weather. Objective offensive mass seize, retain, and exploit the initiative. The experts who teach battlefield tactics to the u. Despite the enigma of this great carthaginian general being unable to preserve carthage after him, hannibal s tactics and methods offer great lessons not only for military history but also for civilization at large. This is the book on war that napoleon never had the time or the will to complete. It looks at it from a fairly evenhanded perspective. World war ii partisan warfare in italy osprey publishing. Armys military leaders share the secrets to victory in squad combat. Hannibals luck had finally turned, fleeing from country to country he eventually poisoned himself in 183bc to avoid capture. Although knowledge of him is based primarily on the reports of his enemies, hannibal appears to have been both just and. He positioned himself directly between the old world empire of carthage and the young upstart of the roman republic, creating a clash of civilizations on a colossal scale. A very interesting book on hannibal barca, the great carthaginian general of antiquity, most famous for crossing the alps with his war elephants and taking the battle to the gates of rome.
A modern tactics expose, focusing on recent and modern combat threats. Hannibal barca, otherwise simply known as hannibal, lived and waged. He invaded the homeland of his enemy and remained there, undefeated, for fifteen years. Discussion in jollies bar started by admiralawesome, may 29, 2008. Hannibal learned arts of politics from hasdrubal and tactics of war seemed to come 3 p. The range is wide, from campaign histories, biographies and memoirs to studies of battles and battlefield guides. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Hannibal was a brilliant general in the realm of what we call the operational level of war. German infantryman vs soviet rifleman osprey publishing. Another fine little historical book about one of the greatest generals ever. Its an excellent reference for those seeking to understand modern military tactics. For every objective, ensure unity of effort under one responsible commander. By 1918 the scoutsnipers value as an observer and gatherer of. His grasp of logistics and maneuver were peerless and his ability to use deception are right up there with the greatest like general zhukov. In hannibal, perhaps his best book yet, the distinguished military historian. He committed many of his great battle plans to paper, and being such a military enthusiast, barca created a manual for the defense of rhodes while he was in exile after the second punic war. Significant battles battle of trebia, 218 after the first encounter at the ticinis river between hannibal and publius cornelius scipio which ended in disaster with roman soldiers fleeing, left scipio injured, camped by trebia river with hannibals army elated after their first battle in italy. Wiarda uses his firsthand experience to examine the conflict between thetwo cultures, military and civilian, that coexist uneasily at the college. Napoleonic total war iii tactics by hannibal barca on prezi. Penetration objective structures place the enemy in a disadvantageous position through the flexible application of combat power.
Short and sweet, this is a good place to start if you want to learn about the man who made rome tremble. Romes strategic victory over the tacticaloperational genius, hannibal barca hannibal barca, general of carthage during the 2d punic war with rome, 218202 bc, has few peers in the annals of military history. A battle for land forces fought at sea won by air power. Piero crociani acts as a consultant for the italian army historical branch and is the author of several articles, essays and books on italian military history. In exile on the island of sainthelena, the deposed emperor of the french mused about a great treatise on the art of war, but in the end changed his mind and ordered the destruction of the materials he had collected for the volume. The twentieth century was a time of near total transformation of artillery. Hannibal was born in 247 bc and he grew up while closely watching his fathers style of leadership and military tactics gabriel, 2001. Amongst his published words are the albanians in the italian armed forces rome, 2001 and the neapolitan army 180615 milan, 1987. Newbie looking for books on military tactics advanced.
Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. The life and military career of hannibal barca kibin. One of the first demonstrations of hannibal using military tactics to play with the minds of roman generals came during the battle of trebbia in 216 bce. The hunt for the saboteur by garland, landon naval. Tiberius sempronius longus was the consul in charge of the roman army following publius cornelius scipio being wounded at a different skirmish. Richard gabriels hannibal is a worthy successor to his books on subotai, muhammad, scipio africanus, thutmose iii, and philip of macedon. Military professionals and theorists have long understood the relevance of morale in war. The best books on military strategy five books expert. Hannibal barca knew about this supply scope and willfully made his army march towards cannae in june, 216 bc for over 120 km from their original winter quarters at gerunium. Hannibal barca is regarded as one of the greatest generals and military strategists in the history of mankind due to the astounding logistical feat of crossing the alps with 45000 men and 70 elephants. Simple plans and clear, concise orders reduce misunderstanding and confusion.
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