RICHARD A. GABRIEL is a distinguished professor in the Department of History and War Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada and in the Department of Defence Studies at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. He is a former U.S. Army officer and the author of more than forty books, including Scipio Africanus, Thutmose III, Philip II of Macedonia, Hannibal, and Man and Wound in the Ancient World. He lives in Manchester, New Hampshire.
"Richard Gabriel’s Hannibal is a worthy successor to his books on
Subotai, Muhammad, Scipio Africanus, Thutmose III, and Philip of
Macedon. Informed equally by the author’s encyclopedic knowledge of
antiquity and his own military background, Hannibal is a highly
readable military biography of a brilliant tactician who failed to
understand the culture of his Roman enemy and thus could win battle
after battle, but never the war. Gabriel has once again made a
significant contribution to our understanding of warfare in
antiquity, one that scholars and general readers will find
fascinating.”—Keith Poulter, editor of Military Chronicles
"This work presents a superb blend of biographical narrative,
strategic and tactical analysis, and an impressive presentation of
source materials to create a comprehensive study of one of
antiquity’s greatest commanders. In his latest effort, Gabriel
offers new insights and explanations for Hannibal’s successes and
ultimate failure, casting one of history’s most famous commanders
in a completely new light. This book is a must for anyone with an
interest in warfare in antiquity and in the late Roman Republican
period."—Christopher A. Matthew, Macquarie University, Australia,
and author of A Storm of Spears: A Reappraisal of Hoplite
Combat
"In Hannibal, perhaps his best book yet, the distinguished military
historian Richard Gabriel examines the life and campaigns of the
great Carthaginian general in the Second Punic War. Gabriel
explains how Hannibal turned a multicultural mass of Carthaginians,
Iberians, Gauls, and others into one of the most effective armies
in history, with which he very nearly destroyed the rising power of
Rome. Combining a brilliant analysis of the strategic intricacies
of the war, and a detailed examination of Hannibal’s strategy and
tactics, with a careful analysis of largely overlooked logistical
issues, Gabriel has produced a very valuable work of ancient
military history that will interest and impress historians and
general readers alike."—Albert A. Nofi, contributor for Military
Chronicles and author of To Train the Fleet for War
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