{"product_id":"the-warmaker-bill-mahaney-9780595716111","title":"The Warmaker: Hannibal's Invasion of Italia and the Aftermath","description":"Hannibal's invasion of Italia in 218 BC was one of the boldest mountain military operations of the Second Punic War, if not the entire ancient world. A master of warfare, he remains an enigmatic figure known mainly from descriptions written by his adversaries. \u003cp\u003eIn this unique work of fiction, Hannibal, a Carthaginian, member of a North African banking family and the son of a famous general, is accurately depicted as a strong leader who spent his entire life fighting the Romans. His restless, investigative mind, along with a deep love and appreciation of Greek culture, was nurtured into the Carthaginian war machine by his father and brother-in-law. Hannibal was elected Commander-in-Chief of the Carthaginian Army by the troops in 221.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn late spring 218, his army of 65,000 men and 37 elephants left Cartagena in Spain, subdued tribes on the fringes of the Pyrénées Mountains, crossed southern Gaul into the Rhône Basin, and marched across the Alps into Italia. \u003ci\u003eThe Warmaker: Hannibal's Invasion of Italia and the Aftermath\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fictional account of the war master, and what could likely have happened, following his military success in Italia, had he decided to conquer Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Mahaney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595716113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595716111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Bill Mahaney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48435582304511,"sku":"9780595716111","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e505beb-94d2-43d0-86af-5135beefdb57.jpg?v=1777151341","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-warmaker-bill-mahaney-9780595716111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}