Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Roman Military Disasters - Dark Days and Lost Legions, Paul Chrystal.

Roman Military Disasters - Dark Days and Lost Legions, Paul Chrystal
Looks at Rome's military defeats, from the earliest wars within the Italian peninsula, through the great wars of expansion and the defence of the Empire, to the disasters of the fifth century and the first two sacks of Rome since the Celts almost at the start of Roman history. A useful book, although it does sometimes lose its focus a little, and in sections is more of a general military history of Rome
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