| crazycaptain | 20 Sep 2017 12:07 a.m. PST |
Can the wise men of TMP recommend affordable books that cover Hannibal's campaign in Italy, or of his military career in general? I would, if possible, prefer these to be more in the academic realm of writing, but sometimes journalists do indeed write a good work of history. |
| GurKhan | 20 Sep 2017 1:01 a.m. PST |
Anything by Dexter Hoyos, perhaps starting with his brief biography Hannibal – link – or the longer Hannibal's Dynasty – link John Lazenby's Hannibal's War and Adrian Goldsworthy's The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265-146BC are both still good. |
| basileus66 | 20 Sep 2017 2:19 a.m. PST |
Patrick Hunt's Hannibal bio is not bad. A bit swallow in my opinion, but short and readeable.
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Dave Jackson  | 20 Sep 2017 2:46 a.m. PST |
Did u mean "shallow" basileus? |
| Demosthenes Of Athens | 20 Sep 2017 4:52 a.m. PST |
The Fall of Carthage, Adrian Goldsworthy The Punic Wars, Brian Caven |
| whitejamest | 20 Sep 2017 6:46 a.m. PST |
Titus Livy's Ab Urbe Condita, books 21-30. The author sometimes displays a degree of bias, and some have questioned the reality of certain events, but you can't study Hannibal without it. |
| basileus66 | 20 Sep 2017 8:31 a.m. PST |
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| olicana | 20 Sep 2017 1:15 p.m. PST |
My book list is this link Not massively extensive, but it has served me well enough for the Punic Wars. |
| Bellbottom | 20 Sep 2017 2:36 p.m. PST |
I second 'Hannibals War' by Lazenby, an excellent read, Goldsworthy too. |
| Marshal Mark | 20 Sep 2017 3:32 p.m. PST |
Are you in the UK ? I have "The Punic Wars" by Brian Caven and "Hannibal's Dynasty" by Dexter Hoyos that I would be willing to part with for a reasonable price. |
| Marcus Brutus | 20 Sep 2017 7:29 p.m. PST |
I concur about Lazenby's "Hannibal's War". It is an immensely readable and detailed study of the 2nd Punic War. Hannibal's campaigns in Italy, of course, account for much of the content. I like Scullard's "A History of the Roman World: From 753-146 BC" which has large sections on the 2nd Punic War including the Italian campaign. |
| crazycaptain | 23 Sep 2017 12:31 p.m. PST |
Thanks all! I am in the USA working on my graduate studies. My professor of Ancient Warfare has picked some fantastic books for the class, but for my term paper I am exploring Hannibal and his Italian campaign in particular. I really appreciate all of the comments. I will be looking into these books an and probably start with some Amazon purchases! |
