Alesia - The Final Struggle for Gaul, Nic Fields.
A useful history of the siege and associated battles that secured
Caesar's conquest of Gaul and ended Vercingetorix's revolt, the first
(and only) time that the Gallic tribes united against Caesar. Starts
with a history of Vercingetorix's revolt and the earlier failed siege of
Gergova, before moving onto the climatic siege of Alesia, the massive
Gallic relief effort and its defeat by Caesar. A good account of this
siege, supported by excellent maps showing the besieged town and its
surroundings.
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