ISBN10: 1846031842, ISBN13: 9781846031847, [publisher: Osprey Publishing Ltd] Softcover pp. 64 Illus.
[Hounslow, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2007]

ISBN10: 1846031842, ISBN13: 9781846031847, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Osprey] Softcover Paperback. How, exactly, did Rome become master of the ancient world? This book examines and illustrates the tactics employed by the legions of late Republican and early Imperial Rome, from the evidence o f ancient writers. The greatest military machine in the Western world for at least four centuries, the Roman Army was the foundation of the Western military tradition, and its doctrines were central to the later revival of trained, drilled professional armies. Here the evidence is discussed in clear detail, and brought to life with battle plans and full colour interpretations of tactical scenarios. The book clearly explains and illustrates the mechanics of how Roman commanders - at every level - drew up and committed their different types of troops for open-field battles. It includes the alternative formations used to handle different tactical problems and different types of terrain; the possibilities of ordering and controlling different deployments once battle was joined; and how all this was based on the particular strengths of the Roman soldier. Covering the period of "classic" legionary warfare from the late Republic to the late Western Empire, Ross Cowan uses case studies of particular battles to provide a manual on how and why the Romans almost always won, against enemies with basic equality in weapon types - giving practical reasons why the ...
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Osprey Publishing (UK) 2007 Trade paperback New Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 220. 2007. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.