Carthage against Rome. The army of the great Carthaginian commander Hannibal. The arc is traced from the historical background and origins of the Carthaginian army to the final battle at Zama and Hannibal's subsequent flight. This volume includes: 3D maps of the main battles, illustrations of weapons and equipment, a chapter on the different peoples and cultures that took part in Hannibal's campaigns, orders of battle during the battles at Cannae, Zama, Lake Trasimeno, etc.
Content: Historical Background Carthage; The Punic Wars The Barkas Family; Hannibal's First Campaigns Sagunt; The Carthaginian Army The Africans: Carthaginians and Liby-Phoenicians The Africans: Numidians The Hispanics: Iberians, Celts and Celtiberians The Gauls The Men Who Fought in the Second Punic War The Elephants The March on Italy Rome in the Face of Punic Plans The Crossing of the Alps Ticinus, Trebia and Lake Trasimeno Cannae The Greatest Victory in History; Hannibal's dilemma Hannibal ad Portas; Zama, 202 BC. Chr. A life on the run.