Hannibal
Subtitle: a history of the art of war among the Carthaginians and Romans down to the battle of Pydna, 168 B.C., with a detailed account of the second Punic War
By: Theodore Ayrault Dodge.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 682
Subjects: Hannibal, -- 247-182 B.C. -- Military leadership.; Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C.; Military art and science -- History.
Description: A comprehensive and readable study of Hannibal (247-1828 B.C.), one of history's great military minds. Follows his journey with his army from Carthage, over the Pyrenees and the Alps into Italy where he nearly conquered Rome itself.
Notes: Originally published: Boston : Houghton-Mifflin, 1891.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Carthage, 900-200 B.C.; title: The Punic army and navy, 500-200 B.C.; title: Carthaginian wars, 480-277 B.C.; title: The early army of Rome, 500-350 B.C.; title: The Roman army of the third century; title: Rank and discipline; equipments and rations; title: Fortification; camp duty; war; title: Ear;y Roman wars, 400-272 B.C.; title: The first punic war; the Roman navy; Hamilcar barca, 264-218 B.C.; title: The lion's brood, 241-220 B.C.; title: Saguntum; Spring to Fall, 219 B.C.; title: Hannibal starts for Italy, May, 218 B.C.; title: Catalonia, July and August, 218 B.C.; title: From the Rhone to the Alps, Fall, 218 B.C.; title: The foothills of the Alps, October, 218 B.C.; title: The summit of the Alps, October, 218 B.C.; title: The army of Italy on the Po, November, 218 B.C.; title: Manœvring, November and December, 218 B.C.; title: The battle of the Trebia, December, 218 B.C.; title: The Arnus marshes, Spring, 217 B.C.; title: A flanking manœuvre, Spring, 217 B.C.; title: The battle of Lake Trasimene, April, 217 B.C.; title: Fabius Cunctator, Summer, 217 B.C.; title: A curious stratagem, Fall, 217 B.C.; title: Minucius, Fall, 217 B.C.; title: Æmilius Paulus and Varro, Spring, 216 B.C.; title: The battle of Cannæ, June, 216 B.C.; title: After Cannæ, Summer, 216 B.C.; title: Marcellus, Fall, 216 B.C.; title: Campania, 215 B.C.; title: Making a new base, 214 B.C.; title: Tarentum won, 213 B.C.; title: A wonderful March, 212 B.C.; title: Capua, 211 B.C.; title: Another Roman army destroyed, 210 B.C.; title: Tarentum lost, 209 B.C.; title: Marcellus' death, 208 B.C.; title: Hasdrubal and Nero, 207 B.C.; title: The Meraurus campaign, Summer, 207 B.C.; title: Scipio, 206-205 B.C.; title: On to Carthage, 204-203 B.C.; title: Zama, Spring, 202 B.C.; title: The man and soldier; title: Hannibal and Alexander; title: Legion versus Phalanx, 196-168 B.C.; title: Casualties in some ancient battles; title: Some Roman marches.