| The Roman Campaigns in Germany: 12 BC to 16 AD Contributor(s): Plant, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1789555892 ISBN-13: 9781789555899 Publisher: New Generation Publishing OUR PRICE: $11.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5" W x 8" (0.33 lbs) 130 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book gives an account of the Roman attempt to conquer Germany. These campaigns and their failure, are important because they showed that the Roman Empire could not expand indefinitely. Also they are an interesting study of asymmetric warfare. The account given here focuses on how the Roman military machine functioned, and how it tried to overcome the problems of movement and supply among a hostile population. The book includes a detailed study of the Varus disaster reaching conclusions different from those reached by other authors. All too often historians ignore military practicalities, in this case by following Tacitus too closely. This book is a small attempt to rectify this. |