I've been struggling to read novels, didn't seem to be able to get into them. So I decided to go looking for ones that peak my interest in military history.
Hannibal follows the Carthagian from childhood to the end of his life. It's short, easy to read, compellinglt written. The battle scenes are intense and the detail of strategy, tactics and logistis fascinating. The Punic wars were newish to me - now I feel I know them surprisingly well. Highly Recommend.
Book Blurb:
"A battle is like lust. The frenzy passes. Consequence remains.
Hannibal is an epic vision of one of history's greatest adventurers, the almost mythical man who most famously led his soldiers on elephants over the Alps. In Ross Leckie's unforgettable re-creation of the Punic wars, it is Hannibal, the Carthaginian general, who narrates the story, and who is carried by his all-consuming ambition through profoundly bloody battles against the great Roman armies of early empire.
In this breathtaking chronicle of love and hate, heroism and cruelty, one of humanity's greatest adventurers is brought to life, who learns through suffering that man is but a shadow of a dream.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 9781847670991
Number of pages: 256"
see also:
https://sirablebrush.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-battle-by-patrick-rambaud-short.html
