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Hannibal and the Second Punic War

The Carthaginian hero Hannibal Barca has long been considered to have possessed one of history’s greatest military minds. Read more

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How Hannibal Hammered the Roman Army

Gisgo, a commander in the Carthaginian army, sat on his horse nervously as he waited with other members of the staff for their general, the now-famous Hannibal, to complete his final inspection. Read more

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Slaughter at the Battle of Cannae

Long ranks of Carthaginian infantry stood on a dusty plain a few miles east of the ruined town of Cannae on August 2, 216 bc. Read more

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Rome Avenged: Hannibal in Italy

Two Generals met in the Fall of 202 BC in a last-ditch attempt to secure a mutually agreeable peace between their respective nations. Read more

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Douglas MacArthur Masterminds The Korean War’s Inchon Invasion

Late in the evening of June 25, 1950 U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson was at his Maryland farmhouse reading when a call arrived to inform him of a serious situation in the Far East. Read more

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Attila the Hun & The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains

History is as solid as bricks. Things happened and they can’t be changed.

But they can be seen with a fresh eye, or they can be noted for effects not apparent at the time. Read more

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Hannibal, Rome and Cannae

It could be argued that Hannibal’s hesitation to go after Rome shortly after Cannae was because he lacked a siege train. Read more

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Hannibal of Carthage: Scourge of Rome

The accomplishments of Hannibal from his departure from Spain, his crossing of the Alps, and his battles on the Italian peninsula, climaxing with his great victory at Cannae, were enough to permanently etch his name among the greatest military leaders of history. Read more