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Hannibal was one of the greatest military commanders in history. During the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, he led a ragtag army out of Iberia, on an epic march over the Pyrenees and Alps, and down into northern Italy. There he won three dramatic victories at Trebia, Trasimene, and Cannae and utterly humiliated the young Roman Republic. For the next fifteen years he continued to occupy parts of Italy, and inflicted many more stinging defeats on Roman armies, despite a chronic lack of supplies and support from Carthage.

Theodore Ayrault Dodges clazzic history of Hannibal was first published in 1891, as part of his Great Captains series. The author, an experienced military officer and historian, follows the great march of Hannibals army, reconstructs all of his battles based on personal observation of the battlefields, and explains his lasting impact on the art of war. Hannibal remains unequaled as the most comprehensive and readable study of one of historys great generals. This ebook edition includes an active table of contents, reflowable text, and over 200 campaign maps, battle diagrams, and illustrations.

Table of Contents:

I. Carthage, 900200 B.C.

II. The Punic Army and Navy, 600200 B.C.

III. Carthaginian Wars, 480277 B.C.

IV. The Early Army of Rome, 600350 B.C.

V. The Roman Army of the Third Century

VI. Rank and Discipline Equipment and Rations

VII. Fortification Camp Duty War

VIII. Early Roman Wars, 400272 B.C.

IX. The First Punic War The Roman Navy Hamilcar Barca, 264218 B.C.

X. The Lions Brood, 241220 B.C.

XI. Saguntum, Spring to Fall, 219 B.C.

XII. Hannibal Starts for Italy, May 218 B.C.

XIII. Catalonia, July and August, 218 B.C.

XIV. From the Rhone to the Alps, Fall 218 B.C.

XV. The Foothills of the Alps, October 218 B.C.

XVI. The Summit of the Alps, October 218 B.C.

XVII. The Army of Italy on the Po, November 213 B.C.

XVIII. Manuvring. November and December, 218 B.C.

XIX. The Battle of the Trebia, December 218 B.C.

XX. The Arnus Marshes, Spring 217 B.C.

XXI. A Flanking Manuvre. Spring 217 B.C.

XXII. The Battle of Lake Trasimene, April 217 B.C.

XIII. Fabius Cunctator, Summer 217 B.C.

XXIV. A Curious Stratagem, Fall 217 B.C.

XXV. Minucius, Fall 217 B.C.

XXVI. milius Paulus and Varro, Spring 216 B.C.

XXVII. The Battle of Cann. June 216 B.C.

XXVIII. After Cann. Summer 216 B.C.

XXIX. Marcellus. Fall 216 B.C.

XXX. Campania. 215 B.C.

XXXI. Making a New Base. 214 B.C.

XXXII. Tarentum Won. 213 B.C.

XXXIII. A Wonderful March. 212 B.C.

XXXIV. Capua. 211 B.C.

XXXV. Another Roman Army Destroyed. 210 B.C.

XXXVI. Tarentum Lost. 209 B.C.

XXXVII. Marcellus Death. 208 B.C.

XXXVIII. Hasdrubal and Nero. 207 B.C.

XXXIX. The Metaurus Campaign. Summer 207 B.C.

XL. Scipio. 206205 B.C.

XLI. On To Carthage. 204203 B.C.

XLII. Zama. Spring 202 B.C.

XLIII. The Man and Soldier

XLIV. Hannibal and Alexander

XLV. Legion versus Phalanx. 197168 B.C.

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Appendix B

Table of Dates

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