Hannibal

by Ernle Bradford

Overview

The life of the great military commander of ancient Carthage from the bestselling author of Thermopylae and Gibraltar.
 
Born in Carthage in 247 BC, Hannibal Barca is considered one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Following the example set by his father, Hamilcar, he dedicated his life to the defeat of Rome. At the outbreak of the Second Punic War, Hannibal famously led an army across the Pyrenees and the Alps to victory against the Romans at the Battle of Trebia. In the years that followed, Hannibal led the Carthaginian war on Rome through some of the most brutal and costly battles in recorded history.
 
In this richly detailed biography, Ernle Bradford tells the story of a great leader whose military strategies have been studied and copied by commanders throughout history, from his own Roman enemies to Napoleon Bonaparte.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781497637900
Publisher:	Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
Publication date:	08/19/2014
Pages:	276
Sales rank:	1,045,420
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ernle Bradford was born in 1922 and died in 1986. He was a noted British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. Bradford was an enthusiastic sailor himself and spent almost thirty years sailing the Mediterranean, where many of his books are set. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II, finishing as the first lieutenant of a destroyer. Bradford lived in Malta for a number of years. He did occasional broadcast work for the BBC, was a magazine editor, and wrote many books, including Hannibal, Paul the Traveller, Julius Caesar: The Pursuit of Power, Christopher Columbus, and The Mighty Hood.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Chronology
• Epigraph
• Preface – Death in Exile
• Chapter I – A Disputed World
• Chapter II – Looking Westward
• Chapter III – A New Empire
• Chapter IV – Hannibal in Command
• Chapter V – The Great Design
• Chapter VI – Opening Moves
• Chapter VII – Across the Rhône
• Chapter VIII – Island, River and Alps
• Chapter IX – Like a Thunderbolt
• Chapter X – First Blood in Italy
• Chapter XI – Battle at the Trebia
• Chapter XII – Transimene
• Chapter XIII – A Pause for Thought
• Chapter XIV – The Divided Command
• Chapter XV – Cannae
• Chapter XVI – High Tide
• Chapter XVII – The Kindgom of the South
• Chapter XVIII – The Long Struggle
• Chapter XIX – The Fall of Tarentum
• Chapter XX – Sicily
• Chapter XXI – The March on Rome
• Chapter XXII – Unending War
• Chapter XXIII – Scipio the Younger
• Chapter XXIV – Death of Two Consuls
• Chapter XXV – The Metaurus River
• Chapter XXVI – The Ebbing Tide
• Chapter XXVII – Recall to Africa
• Chapter XXVIII – Zama
• Chapter XXIX – After the War
• Chapter XXX – Conclusion
• Select Bibliography