Pride of Carthage-Fast Shipping

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This epic retelling of the legendary Carthaginian military leader’s assault on theRoman empire begins in Ancient Spain, where Hannibal Barca sets out with tens ofthousands of soldiers and 30 elephants. After conquering the Roman city of Saguntum,Hannibal wages his campaign through the outposts of the empire, shrewdly befriendingpeoples disillusioned by Rome and, with dazzling tactics, outwitting the opponentswho believe the land route he has chosen is impossible. Yet Hannibal’s armies musttake brutal losses as they pass through the Pyrenees mountains, forge the Rhone river,and make a winter crossing of the Alps before descending to the great tests at Cannaeand Rome itself.

David Anthony Durham draws a brilliant and complex Hannibalout of the scant historical record–sharp, sure-footed, as nimble among rivals ason the battlefield, yet one who misses his family and longs to see his son grow tomanhood. Whether portraying the deliberations of a general or the calculations ofa common soldier, vast multilayered scenes of battle or moments of introspectionwhen loss seems imminent, Durham brings history alive.