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Barnsley, Eng.: Pen & Sword / Philadelphia: Casemate, 2020. Pp. xiv, 206+. Illus., append., notes, biblio., index. $17.12. ISBN: 1473855632 How was the Roman Army ...
In this break through work, the authors – two military historians and an active duty USMC officer and re-enactor – examine the logistics of the Roman army at war, a surprisingly neglected subject.
The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions, which were without equal in their training, discipline and fighting ability. By the time ...
The soldiers were the best trained, they had the best weapons and the best armour. The Roman army conquered a huge empire. A Roman soldier could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and ...
A vivid tour through the route of the Roman invasion of prehistoric Scotland prompts reflections on Scotland as a colonised and colonising nation, finds Chris Bambery This book is in part a travelog, ...