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Carthaginian Armies of the Punic Wars, 264-146 BC : History, Organization and Equipment by Gabriele Esposito (2023, Hardcover)

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His many previous works include thirteen previous titles in Pen & Sword's Armies of the Past series. He lives in Italy near the battlefield of Beneventum. 60 colour illustrations. Format Hardcover.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPen & Sword Books The Limited

ISBN-101399067540

ISBN-139781399067546

eBay Product ID (ePID)4062942254

Product Key Features

Book TitleCarthaginian Armies of the Punic Wars, 264-146 BC : History, Organization and Equipment

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / Ancient, Military / Weapons

Publication Year2023

GenreHistory

AuthorGabriele Esposito

Book SeriesArmies of the Past Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsAnother well-done volume. You get the full panoply of weapons, armor, and associated equipment. The text does well to explain formations and fighting styles.

Dewey Decimal937.04

SynopsisGabriele Esposito describes the organization, equipment and tactics of the Carthaginian forces that fought the three Punic wars with Rome, and analyzes the campaigns, battles and sieges. The Carthaginians were undoubtedly the most formidable enemies of the ever-expanding Roman Republic, due to their sophisticated and often well-led military forces. Although the citizens of Carthage itself, a seafaring, mercantile state by tradition, may not have had the same military ethos as the Romans, they compensated by fielding varied multinational armies consisting of subject, allied and mercenary contingents, many of them recruited from the most famous warrior peoples of the Mediterranean. These included the incomparable Numidian light cavalry, the famed slingers of the Balearic islands, fierce Celts and skilled Spanish swordsmen, not forgetting the famous war elephants. During the first of the three conflicts that they fought against the Roman Republic - the famous Punic Wars - the Carthaginians completely reformed their land forces along Hellenistic lines and invited an experienced Spartan officer to command it. During the Second Punic War, they obtained a series of stunning victories over the Romans under the brilliant leadership of their own Hannibal Barca, marauding through Italy for some fifteen years.Gabriele Esposito reconstructs the history, organization and weapons of the Carthaginian military forces across the Punic Wars (264-146 BC). The weapons, armor and tactics of each of the various ethnic components is analyzed and the accessible text is supported by dozens of excellent color photographs, showing replica equipment in use.