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Hannibal, Patrick N. Hunt

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"This authoritative biography brings to life one of the great commanders of the ancient world, Hannibal Barca of Carthage, who crossed the Alps with his war elephants to invade Italy and brought Rome to its knees. In the third century BCE, Carthage was the great mercantile power of the Mediterranean world, with colonies from Spain to Sicily. When the increasingly powerful Roman Republic challenged Carthage for primacy in the Mediterranean, Carthage's leading general, Hannibal, took the fight to Rome. After crossing from North Africa into Spain, he fought his way through southern Spain and Gaul (today's France), then crossed the Alps in a mighty feat of military daring. Defeating all the Roman armies that were sent to stop him, he threatened Rome itself. But after years of warfare, Hannibal's forces were depleted, and he was eventually forced to return to Carthage. Rome's most brilliant general, Scipio, having studied Hannibal's tactics, invaded Carthage and, in one of the epic battles of the ancient world, defeated Hannibal. To this day Hannibal is regarded as a military genius. Napoleon, George Patton, and Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. are only some of the generals who studied and admired him. His strategy and tactics are still taught in military academies. Along with Alexander and Caesar, he is regarded as one of the great generals of antiquity. Patrick N. Hunt's Hannibal does full justice to this fascinating and formidable paragon of ancient warfare."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xv, 362 pages
Contents
  • The vow
  • Young Hannibal
  • Spain
  • Saguntum
  • Over the Pyrenees
  • Crossing the Rhone
  • Gateway to the Alps
  • The second ambush
  • Summit of the Alps
  • Ticinus
  • Trebia
  • The apennines and the Arno Marshes
  • Trasimene
  • Fabius Maximus and escape
  • Cannae
  • The campaign for south Italy
  • The march on Rome
  • War in Spain
  • Scipio captures Cartagena
  • Metaurus
  • Roman triumph, Italy to Spain
  • Zama
  • Exile
  • Hannibal's legacy
Isbn
9781439102176
Instance
Label
Hannibal
Title
Hannibal
Statement of responsibility
Patrick N. Hunt
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"This authoritative biography brings to life one of the great commanders of the ancient world, Hannibal Barca of Carthage, who crossed the Alps with his war elephants to invade Italy and brought Rome to its knees. In the third century BCE, Carthage was the great mercantile power of the Mediterranean world, with colonies from Spain to Sicily. When the increasingly powerful Roman Republic challenged Carthage for primacy in the Mediterranean, Carthage's leading general, Hannibal, took the fight to Rome. After crossing from North Africa into Spain, he fought his way through southern Spain and Gaul (today's France), then crossed the Alps in a mighty feat of military daring. Defeating all the Roman armies that were sent to stop him, he threatened Rome itself. But after years of warfare, Hannibal's forces were depleted, and he was eventually forced to return to Carthage. Rome's most brilliant general, Scipio, having studied Hannibal's tactics, invaded Carthage and, in one of the epic battles of the ancient world, defeated Hannibal. To this day Hannibal is regarded as a military genius. Napoleon, George Patton, and Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. are only some of the generals who studied and admired him. His strategy and tactics are still taught in military academies. Along with Alexander and Caesar, he is regarded as one of the great generals of antiquity. Patrick N. Hunt's Hannibal does full justice to this fascinating and formidable paragon of ancient warfare."--Jacket
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Hunt, Patrick
Dewey number
  • 937/.04092
  • B
Illustrations
maps
Index
index present
LC call number
DG249
LC item number
.H86 2017
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Hannibal
  • Generals
  • Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C.
  • Carthage (Extinct city)
  • Hannibal
  • Punic War, 2nd (218-201 B.C.)
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • HISTORY
  • Generals
  • Military campaigns
  • Tunisia
  • Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C.
  • Carthage (Extinct city)
Label
Hannibal, Patrick N. Hunt
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-347) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The vow -- Young Hannibal -- Spain -- Saguntum -- Over the Pyrenees -- Crossing the Rhone -- Gateway to the Alps -- The second ambush -- Summit of the Alps -- Ticinus -- Trebia -- The apennines and the Arno Marshes -- Trasimene -- Fabius Maximus and escape -- Cannae -- The campaign for south Italy -- The march on Rome -- War in Spain -- Scipio captures Cartagena -- Metaurus -- Roman triumph, Italy to Spain -- Zama -- Exile -- Hannibal's legacy
Control code
961010732
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xv, 362 pages
Isbn
9781439102176
Lccn
2016051474
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40027300177
Other physical details
maps
Specific material designation
regular print
System control number
(OCoLC)961010732
Label
Hannibal, Patrick N. Hunt
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-347) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The vow -- Young Hannibal -- Spain -- Saguntum -- Over the Pyrenees -- Crossing the Rhone -- Gateway to the Alps -- The second ambush -- Summit of the Alps -- Ticinus -- Trebia -- The apennines and the Arno Marshes -- Trasimene -- Fabius Maximus and escape -- Cannae -- The campaign for south Italy -- The march on Rome -- War in Spain -- Scipio captures Cartagena -- Metaurus -- Roman triumph, Italy to Spain -- Zama -- Exile -- Hannibal's legacy
Control code
961010732
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xv, 362 pages
Isbn
9781439102176
Lccn
2016051474
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40027300177
Other physical details
maps
Specific material designation
regular print
System control number
(OCoLC)961010732

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