Scipio Africanus: Greater Than Napoleon - Hardcover

Liddell-Hart, B. H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1853671320 ISBN 13: 9781853671326

Publisher: Greenhill Pr, 1993

Synopsis

Scipio Africanus (236-183 B.C.) was one of the most exciting and dynamic leaders in history. As commander he never lost a battle. Yet it is his adversary, Hannibal, who has lived on in the public memory, due mostly to his daring march through the Alps with his elephants. At the Battle of the Ticinus, Hannibalâ s initial encounter with Roman arms, young Scipio first tasted warfare, rescuing his dangerously wounded, encircled father, who was also the Roman commander. By nineteen Scipio was the equivalent of a staff colonel and in 210 B.C. he was placed in supreme command. In three years he destroyed Carthaginian power in Spain and, after being made consul, took his forces to Africa, where he conquered Carthageâ s great ally, Syphax. Two years later he clashed with Hannibal himself, annihilating his army in the decisive Battle of Zama. For this triumph and his other exploits in the Punic Wars, Scipio was awarded the title Africanus.In his fascinating portrait of this extraordinary commander, B. H. Liddell Hart writes, â The age of generalship does not age, and it is because Scipioâ s battles are richer in stratagems and ruses many still feasible today than those of any other commander in history that they are an unfailing object lesson.â Not only military enthusiasts and historians but all those interested in outstanding men will find this magnificent study absorbing and gripping.

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About the Author:

Born on 31 October 1895, Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart, commonly known throughout most of his career as Captain B.H. Liddell Hart, was a British soldier, military historian and military theorist who was known for his advocacy of mechanized warfare. Having enlisted in the Army in 1914, Liddell Hart served on the Western Front, being wounded on a number of occasions. Participating in the Battle of the Somme, he was hit three times without serious injury before being badly gassed and sent out of the line on 19 July 1916. The experiences Liddell Hart endured in the trenches profoundly affected him for the rest of his life. He passed away on 29 January 1970 aged 74.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenhill Pr
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1853671320
• ISBN 13: 9781853671326
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288