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Two books about Roman Generals - Anonymous - 11-05-2002
I've been working on getting my ancient/middle ages military history elective course together and need to know if the following books are worth my time for preparation. If anyone has read these, I would appreciate your feedback.<br>
1. Scipio Africanus:Soldier and Politican by H.H. Scullard<br>
2. Julius Caesar: Man, Soldier, and Tyrant by J.F.C. Fuller<br>
Thanks in advance for any help.<br>
Tim <p></p><i></i>
Re: Two books about Roman Generals - Praefectusclassis - 11-05-2002
Read the second. It's interesting, but suffers from the problems all books written by former officers suffer from: when the sources fail (and sometimes a little sooner), modern military practices come into play to explain what happened. Pinch of salt is recommended <p>Greets<BR>
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Jasper</p><i></i>
Re: Two Books - Anonymous - 11-07-2002
Interesting comment, Jasper. Does B.H. Liddell Hart's <span style="text-decoration:underline">Scipio Africanus; Greater Than Napoleon</span> suffer in the same way? I can't recall any instance where it might, but it's been a very long time since I looked through the book. Perhaps it is an acceptable alternative to the Scullard book for Tim's class.<br>
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David <p></p><i></i>