| Greece and Rome at War | 
 enlarge | Author: Peter Connolly
Publisher: Greenhill Books
Category: Book
List Price: $49.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 327178
Media: Hardcover
Edition: New Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.7 x 1.2
ISBN: 185367303X
Dewey Decimal Number: 355.00938
EAN: 9781853673030
ASIN: 185367303X
Publication Date: January 1, 2006
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Product Description
A revised edition of this guide to twelve centuries of military development. Connolly combines a detailed account of the arms and armies of Greece and Rome with full color artwork.
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 Must have? April 28, 2008
Well, what can I say?
This is a great book for anyone even remotely interested in this period. It gives you the broad perspective, as well as details. Best of all the author gives ample archeological evidence and often comments on how he was able (or not) to use the weaponry.
You really get to feel the period with the Greek politics and Roman tenacity and understand how thing happened.
This might not be your book if your interest primarily is about wargaming. But if you want more than only a game then this is the book to buy and get a better understanding why battles were won and Nations lost.
Very Enjoyable... March 14, 2007
I have always been an avid history buff, especially during the Hellenistic, Greco-Roman Era, and was very impressed with Peter Connolly's book. I teach history courses at a local Junior College and have used this book in my curriculum on many occasions. I would highly recommend this book to all ages. Good pictures, good research, and very interesting dialogue.
An absolutely fantastic book February 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It is one of the best books I' ve ever read! What I liked the most was the siege warfare, the siege weapons and the reconstruction of soldiers and battle formations! Being a Greek, I can assure you that the Greek section of the book is very helpful in learning ancient warfare!
Absolutley brilliant! November 9, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is a very well illustrated study on the armour, weaponry, tactics and soldiers of both the Greeks and the Romans. This is a great book for someone starting off in this subject and yet it is thorough enough to be used and referenced by proper scholars as well. I think this book is a must-have for anyone interested in classical warfare but I have noticed that on the American site this book is listed as out of print. Therefore I highly reccomend that anyone who wishes to purchase this book for a decent price (since I have noticed that the used books available on here go up to $80!!) go to the UK Amazon site (www.amazon.co.uk) where this is still in print and is around 19pounds and shipping to the states is very reasonable. Enjoy!!
This is a Great book June 23, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I really enjoy reading this book. It has great information about the various military structures of the greek and roman armys. The book goes in detail about how they fought, what armor they wore, how the marched, even what kind of food they ate. But this is only about half the book. The other parts of the book talk about differnt wars, battles, and campaigns. One of my favorite part of this book is about how the romans gradualy took over italy. I thought this was very intersting. I am a big military history fan so I already knew some things about Marius, Ceaser, and the Punic wars, but never had I come upon a detailed acount of how the romans really came to power in italy. It was also intersting to read about the early italian military systems.
The book went into great detail about many ages of fighting, and gave detailed accounts of battles acnd campaigns. This book is a great book for anyone to read. It has the detail to impress any hisorian and also has cosmetic appeal to keep you intersted.
This book is well worth your money.
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