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Hannibal's Oath: The Life and Wars of Rome's Greatest Enemy-3 1/2 stars

My knowledge of Hannibal was very limited when I picked up this book. He crossed the Alps in winter, with elephants. The End.

John Prevas has added immensely to my knowledge, enough so that I could probably hold my own at a cocktail party if the discussion warranted.

Hannibal was a fierce commander, and yet also known as a gentle man. What made him one of the best military minds in history? It was the ability to not only think outside the box, but climb out of that box and push forward, or backward, or whichever direction he needed to go. Hannibal was a man of action-but he always had a plan before he took any action.

This was not a page turner, but a calculated study of the man. An ambitious attempt at explaining a man born in the year 247 BC. Well worth the time for those of you who have the interest to stick with it.