{"product_id":"hannibals-war-2","title":"Hannibal's War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere, John Peddie provides a challenging re-evaluation of the Carthaginian's generalship of Hannibal, and asks how was it that a man so often described by historians as a military genius and a brilliant tactician could have plunged so deeply into a situation in which he was, almost inevitably, to fail?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Peddie questions the role of the war-elephant, Hannibal's choice of route over the Alps, re-examines the purpose of the campaign and suggests the purpose of the campaign was not so much the destruction of Rome but the re-conquest of Sicily. Exploring the Carthaginian's generalship he concludes that \u003cem\u003eHannibal's War\u003c\/em\u003e was lost at sea, not on land.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54262268494168,"sku":"9780750937979","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780750937979_a762e893-12fc-47f7-be15-8dc78a27cc17.jpg?v=1771362918","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/hannibals-war-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}