CAESAR'S GALLIC TRIUMPH: Alesia 52BC (Campaign Chronicles) | 
 enlarge | Author: Peter Inker
Publisher: Pen and Sword
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Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 5.9 x 1
ISBN: 1844156753
Dewey Decimal Number: 930
EAN: 9781844156757
ASIN: 1844156753
Publication Date: June 2008
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In 52 B.C. at Alesia in what is now Burgundy in France Julius Caesar pulled off one of the great feats of Roman arms. His heavily outnumbered army utterly defeated the combined forces of the Gallic tribes led by Vercingetorix and completed the Roman conquest of Gaul. The Alesia campaign, and the epic siege in which it culminated, was one of Caesar 's finest military achievements, and it has fascinated historians ever since. p/pIn this, the first full-length study to be published in recent times, Peter Inker reconstructs the battle in graphic detail, combining ancient and modern sources and evidence derived from archaeological research. He questions common assumptions about the campaign, reassesses Caesar's own account of events, and looks again at aspects of the battle that have been debated or misunderstood. His gripping account gives new insight into Caesar the commander and into the Roman army he commanded.
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An utter waste August 18, 2008
M. Cotone (Las Cruces NM)
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The factual errors begin on the second page and pile up thereafter, several to the page, accompanied by significant omissions, misinterpretations, and obvious confusion. Whatever claims Professor Inker may make about his professional background, his text reveals that he is not even as familiar with Roman history, politics, and military practice, and the career of Julius Caesar as the average second-year Latin student. (I certainly would have flunked my students had they presented me with essays revealing as little as knowledge of the topic as this.) Indeed, given the incompetent hash he makes of his summary of Caesar's campaigns in Gaul prior to 52 BCE, I seriously doubt that he has even read the "de bello Gallico commentarii." Perhaps, had he stuck to the archaeology of Alesia and its environs, his book might have some merits. As it is, to purchase this book will waste your money; to read it will waste your time; and to give its contents any credence will be foolish of you.
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