Eagles at War (Eagles of Rome)

Kane, Ben

ISBN 10: 1848094043 / ISBN 13: 9781848094048

Published by Preface Publishing, 2015

About this Item

Near fine condition.Preface,2015.First edition-2nd printing (3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small dent and nick on the edges of the cover) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition.Illustrated with a colour map inside the front and back cover.Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark on the outer edges,light shelf wear on the Dj cover.420pp.Price un-clipped.Heavy book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eagles at War (Eagles of Rome)
• Publisher: Preface Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848094043
• ISBN 13: 9781848094048
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition-2nd printing.
• Condition: Near fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature & Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

From 'the rising star of historical fiction' (Wilbur Smith), the first in a new gripping three-part series, based on real historical events. Three Roman legions massacred. Three Imperial Eagles lost. Three men vie for revenge.
     In the summer of 9 CE, Publius Varus, the Roman governor of Germania, and Lucius Tullus, a centurion garrisoned on the Rhine, march east with three legions. As they prepare to return to their winter quarters, they are lured off the road and ambushed by German warriors.
     The Germans are led by Arminius, a chieftain who is a trusted ally of Rome -- and a man who has been secretly planning to betray the empire since childhood. Trapping Varus' legionaries between a hillside and a marsh, and thereby preventing them from forming up or using their artillery, Arminius and his warriors wreak a terrible slaughter.
     The Roman defeat is overwhelming, but it is not until the third day of the massacre that the scale of Arminius' victory becomes clear. Three legions, upwards of fourteen thousand men have been annihilated, and three treasured Eagle standards have been lost. Just a few hundred legionaries, including Tullus, manage to escape. Nor is the survivors' ordeal over. Pursued to the last Roman fort east of the Rhine, they are besieged by thousands of bloodthirsty tribesmen. Only the gods can save them now.

About the Author

'History is more than facts on a page. It's the sounds, the smells, the people, the passion. History should make you think: 'I was there'. My books are born from my obsession with Roman history. I've followed Spartacus's trail across Italy. I've stood at Cannae and pictured Hannibal's army meeting the massed legions of Rome. I've watched the sea lapping against the fortifications of Syracuse, besieged by the Romans for close to two years. Immerse yourself in these incredible stories and -- like me -- remind yourself why the legend of Rome endures.'