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Peddie, John : Hannibal's War

Sutton Publishing, Gloucestershire, UK, 1997

ISBN 0750913363

232pp. B&W and Color Illustrations Hannibal (247-183 B. C. ) was the greatest general and statesman of Carthage, an ancient North African city. His excellent military strategy and leadership ability helped him overcome great handicaps and defeat armies much larger than his own, 8vo, Fine in Fine DJ

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PEDDIE, JOHN : HANNIBAL'S WAR

UK.STROUD,GLOUCESTSHIRE.SUTTON PUBLISHING LIMITED,1997.

ISBN 0750913363.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£25.00) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy colour pictorial painting [Hannibal Crossing the Alps,by Jacapo Ripanda (fl. 1490-1530)] illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised,yellow-lettered title, author name and foreword's author's name too, spine/backstrip with similarly lettered+coloured author name+title and publisher's capitalised black lettering+b/w illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with colour photograph of a Hannibal headed coin. Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges clean without fblemish or any foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread, other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate repeated grey+ white illustrated endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+ dw/dj, 1st edn,part-paginated X-XVIpp+2-232pp [paginated] includes verso of illustrations list/table,an [unpaginated] Foreword by Professor Richard Holmes] and 10 chapters includes Introduction+Epilogue,profuse historical,contemporary b/w illustration reproductions,b/w maps,diagrams,b/w+colour photographs throughout the text and the book, Appendices (A-C),Notes,a 2pp bibliography and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title with Hannibal epigram to its reverse,title page,a dedication with blank reverse,Contents list/ table with Picture Credits to its reverse,first page/side of illustrations list/table,Foreword with Acknowledgements to its reverse,colour diagrammatic Hannibal's route map with first page of a double-page 246-183 BC Chronology to the reverse,and a b/w photographic frntis of a Hannibal bust.                           Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age. It really is an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness.              During the early part of the third century BC, the Carthaginians were competing with Rome for the domination of the Mediterranean. Matters came to a head when Carthage surrendered Sicily to Rome and with it the strategic and commercial command of the Mediterranean. The Carthaginians, already with a foothold in north-west Africa, at once sought to rebuild their fortunes in the western Mediterranean by developing Spain as a replacement for their now diminished empire, and Hannibal was given this task. In 218 BC, Hannibal, with some 90,000 men, 12,000 horses and 37 elephants, began the historic march on Rome which took him over the Pyrenees into Gaul, across the waters of the Rhone and across the ice and snow of the Alps, which he crossed in a mere fifteen days. Sixteen years later, despite many victories in the field, Hannibal had still not achieved his purpose, and was compelled to withdraw to North Africa in a vain attempt to save Carthage from yet another defeat at Roman hands. He failed, and Rome was set firmly on her path to empire.                                  Here, John Peddie provides a challenging re-evaluation of the Carthaginian's generalship, and asks how was it that a man so often described by historians as a military genius and a brilliant tactician could have plunged so deeply into a situation in which he was, almost inevitably, to fail? John Peddie, OBE. MC,was a retired regular infantry soldier and this led to the authoritative nature of his books on the subject of Roman history. His other books include 'The Roman War Machine', 'Invasion: The Roman Conquest of Britain' and 'Alfred: Warrior King' which was commended by the British Army Review as a "masterly" didentangling of the King's campaign. He died in 1999. Please contact seller,because of the lheavier weight of this item - 1.1Kg unpackaged,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                          

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