Roman Battle Tactics 109bc-Ad313 by Cowan, Ross

Roman Battle Tactics 109bc-Ad313 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781846031847)

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Format: Paperback
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Roman Battle Tactics 109bc-Ad313 by Cowan, Ross

Roman Battle Tactics 109bc-Ad313

$21.00
Roman Battle Tactics 109bc-Ad313 by Cowan, Ross

Roman Battle Tactics 109bc-Ad313

$21.00
Format: Paperback
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The book clearly explains and illustrates the mechanics of how Roman commanders - at every level - drew up and committed their different types of troops for open-field battles. It includes the alternative formations used to handle different tactical problems and different types of terrain; the possibilities of ordering and controlling different deployments once battle was joined; and how all this was based on the particular strengths of the Roman soldier. Covering the period of "classic" legionary warfare from the late Republic to the late Western Empire, Ross Cowan uses case studies of particular battles to provide a manual on how and why the Romans almost always won, against enemies with basic equality in weapon types - giving practical reasons why the Roman Army was the Western World's outstanding military machine for 400 years.

Author: Ross Cowan
ISBN-10: 1846031842
ISBN-13: 9781846031847
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 07/24/2007
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.60w x 0.20d
By Ross Cowan
By Ross Cowan
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Ross Cowan was formerly a research student at the University of Glasgow where he was recently awarded a PhD for a thesis on the Roman army entitled 'Aspects of the Severan Field Army AD 193-238'. The major themes of the thesis are the organization of the Praetorian Guard and Legio II Parthica, their recruitment, numbers and equipment. Ross also completed his first degree at Glasgow. In 1999 he was elected a fellow of the Society of the Antiquaries of Scotland. The author lives in Glasgow, Scotland.

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