The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic  enlarge Author: Robert L. O'Connell Publisher: Random House Category: Book List Price: $27.00 Buy New: $13.60 as of 2/9/2012 09:06 PST details You Save: $13.40 (50%) In Stock New (20) Used (34) Collectible (2) from $5.88 Seller: big_river_books Sales Rank: 258,612 Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published) Media: Hardcover Edition: 1 Pages: 336 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3 Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 1 x 9.5 ISBN: 1400067022 EAN: 9781400067022 ASIN: 1400067022 Publication Date: July 13, 2010 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Similar Items: Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization The Crimean War: A History Scipio Africanus: Greater Than Napoleon Dividing the Spoils: The War for Alexander the Great's Empire (Ancient Warfare and Civilization) The End of Sparta: A Novel Editorial Reviews: Product Description A stirring account of the most influential battle in history   For millennia, Carthage’s triumph over Rome at Cannae in 216 B.C. has inspired reverence and awe. It was the battle that countless armies tried to imitate, most notably in World Wars I and II, the battle that obsessed legendary military minds. Yet no general ever matched Hannibal’s most unexpected, innovative, and brutal military victory—the costliest day of combat for any army in history. Robert L. O’Connell, one of the most admired names in military history, now tells the whole story of Cannae for the first time, giving us a stirring account of this apocalyptic battle of the Second Punic War, and its causes and consequences. O’Connell shows how a restive Rome amassed a giant army to punish Carthage’s masterful commander, who had dealt them deadly blows at Trebia and Lake Trasimene, and how Hannibal outwitted enemies that outnumbered him. O’Connell describes Hannibal’s strategy of blinding his opponents with sun and dust, enveloping them in a deadly embrace and sealing their escape, before launching a massive knife fight that would kill 48,000 men in close contact. The Ghosts of Cannae then brilliantly conveys how this disastrous pivot point in Rome’s history ultimately led to the republic’s resurgence and the creation of its empire. Piecing together decayed shreds of ancient reportage, the author paints powerful portraits of the leading players: Hannibal, resolutely sane and uncannily strategic; Varro, Rome’s co-consul who was so scapegoated for the loss; and Scipio Africanus, the surviving (and self-promoting) Roman military tribune who would one day pay back Hannibal at Zama in North Africa. Finally, O’Connell reveals how Cannae’s legend has inspired and haunted military leaders ever since, and the lessons it teaches for our own wars. Superbly researched and written with wit and erudition, The Ghosts of Cannae is the definitive account of a battle whose history continues to resonate.

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