Roman Battle Tactics 109BC-AD313 (Elite)
by Ross Cowan
List Price:
Our Price: $10.90
You Save: $8.05 (42%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $7.47 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Ross CowanIllustrator: Adam Hook
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-07-24
ISBN: 1846031842
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Book Reviews of Roman Battle Tactics 109BC-AD313 (Elite)
Book Review: Perfect source for a complex topic
Summary: 5 Stars
Though Osprey has provided a myriad of books on the appearance, gear, and organization of the legionaries and auxiliaries of Imperial Rome, this is one of the first to deal with exactly how these men fought in great detail.
Cowan, the author of the highly useful Legionary Warrior titles, describes both the various formations and the actual fighting styles of the legions, and supports his concise text with drawings and battle plans. As in his previous Osprey titles, he does not breeze over the warfare of the 3rd Century, but deals equally with all the general periods of Roman history held within these dates.
Also supplementing the text are plates by Adam Hook and numerous photos of military gravestones and other related items.
Summary of Roman Battle Tactics 109BC-AD313 (Elite)
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.Rome Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Rome Books
The Praetorship in the Roman Republic: 2 Volume Setby T. Corey Brennan
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 2000-12-14; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $225.00
Water Baby: The Story of Alvinby Victoria A. Kaharl
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 1990-10-18; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $19.95
Price in other shops:
The Roman Empire, 27 B.C.-A.D. 476: A Study in Survivalby Chester G. Starr
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 1982-09-16; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $124.95
The Madness of Nero (Penguin Epics)by Tacitus
Penguin (Non-Classics); Published: 2006-12-26; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.02
Price in other shops:
Christians & the Fall of Rome (Great Ideas)by Edward Gibbon
Penguin Books; Published: 2004-09-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.02
Dialogues and Letters (Penguin Classics)by Seneca
Penguin Classics; Published: 1997-11-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.00
Price in other shops:
The Fall of the Roman Republic: Six Lives (Penguin Classics)by Plutarch, Rex Warner, Robin Seager
Penguin Group USA; Penguin Classics; Published: 1954-02-28; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.47
Price in other shops:
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Penguin Classics)by Edward Gibbon
Penguin Classics; Published: 1983-06-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.15
Price in other shops:
Meditations (Penguin Classics)by Marcus Aurelius
Penguin Group USA; Penguin Classics; Published: 2006-10-31; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.99
Price in other shops:
The Civil War of Caesar (Penguin Classics)by Julius Caesar
Penguin Classics; Published: 1976-11-18; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.00
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Roman Military Equipment: From The Punic Wars To The Fall Of Romeby M C Bishop and J C N Coulston
Oxbow Books; Published: 2006-06-20; Paperback; Book
Best price: $28.93
Price in other shops:
Early Roman Warrior 753-321 BCby Nic Fields
Osprey Publishing Limited; Osprey Publishing; Published: 2011-07-19; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.84
Price in other shops:
Roman Centurions 753-31 BC: The Kingdom and the Age of Consuls (Men-at-Arms)by Raffaele D'Amato
Osprey Publishing; Published: 2011-08-23; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.29
Price in other shops:
European Medieval Tactics (1): The Fall and Rise of Cavalry 450-1260 (Elite)by David Nicolle
Osprey Publishing Limited; Osprey Publishing; Published: 2011-06-21; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.80
Price in other shops:
Teutoburg Forest AD 9: The destruction of Varus and his legions (Campaign)by Michael McNally
Osprey; Osprey Publishing; Published: 2011-01-18; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.27
Price in other shops:
Roman Battle Tactics 390-110 BC (Elite)by Nic Fields
Osprey Publishing; Published: 2010-02-23; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.80
Price in other shops:
The Roman Army: The Greatest War Machine of the Ancient World (General Military)by Chris McNab
Osprey Publishing; Published: 2010-06-22; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $15.96
Price in other shops:
Roman Legionary 58 BC-AD 69by Ross Cowan
Osprey Publishing; Published: 2003-06-20; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.86
Price in other shops:
Legionary: The Roman Soldier's (Unofficial) Manual (Unofficial Manuals)by Philip Matyszak
Thames & Hudson; Published: 2009-06-29; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $15.66
Price in other shops:
The Complete Roman Army (The Complete Series)by Adrian Goldsworthy
Thames & Hudson; Published: 2011-09-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.74
Price in other shops: