Scotty’s Reviews > The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic > Status Update

Hannibal's genius as a commander was his ability to devise and execute a plan that used all parts in concert to swallow and digest much larger prey.

Today Americans face an analogous situation, both specifically in conflicts with Islamic extremists and more generally. We have reason to question whether our very violent and sudden way of war matches the military problems we now face . . . Now in the twentieth-first century, who is willing to face [the United States] in open battle when they can do us more harm at less cost by attacking asymmetrically?