Hannibal

The life of the great military commander of ancient Carthage from the bestselling author of Thermopylae and Gibraltar.

Born in Carthage in 247 BC, Hannibal Barca is considered one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Following the example set by his father, Hamilcar, he dedicated his life to the defeat of Rome. At the outbreak of the Second Punic War, Hannibal famously led an army across the Pyrenees and the Alps to victory against the Romans at the Battle of Trebia. In the years that followed, Hannibal led the Carthaginian war on Rome through some of the most brutal and costly battles in recorded history.

In this richly detailed biography, Ernle Bradford tells the story of a great leader whose military strategies have been studied and copied by commanders throughout history, from his own Roman enemies to Napoleon Bonaparte.

Ernle Bradford was born in 1922 and died in 1986. He was a noted British historian specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval topics. Bradford was an enthusiastic sailor himself and spent almost thirty years sailing the Mediterranean, where many of his books are set. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II, finishing as the first lieutenant of a destroyer. Bradford lived in Malta for a number of years. He did occasional broadcast work for the BBC, was a magazine editor, and wrote many books, including Hannibal, Paul the Traveller, Julius Caesar: The Pursuit of Power, Christopher Columbus, and The Mighty Hood.

Acknowledgements
Chronology
Epigraph
Preface – Death in Exile
Chapter I – A Disputed World
Chapter II – Looking Westward
Chapter III – A New Empire
Chapter IV – Hannibal in Command
Chapter V – The Great Design
Chapter VI – Opening Moves
Chapter VII – Across the Rhône
Chapter VIII – Island, River and Alps
Chapter IX – Like a Thunderbolt
Chapter X – First Blood in Italy
Chapter XI – Battle at the Trebia
Chapter XII – Transimene
Chapter XIII – A Pause for Thought
Chapter XIV – The Divided Command
Chapter XV – Cannae
Chapter XVI – High Tide
Chapter XVII – The Kindgom of the South
Chapter XVIII – The Long Struggle
Chapter XIX – The Fall of Tarentum
Chapter XX – Sicily
Chapter XXI – The March on Rome
Chapter XXII – Unending War
Chapter XXIII – Scipio the Younger
Chapter XXIV – Death of Two Consuls
Chapter XXV – The Metaurus River
Chapter XXVI – The Ebbing Tide
Chapter XXVII – Recall to Africa
Chapter XXVIII – Zama
Chapter XXIX – After the War
Chapter XXX – Conclusion
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