Caesar's Great Success: Sustaining the Roman Army on Campaign - Couverture souple

Alexander Merrow; Agostino Von Hassell; Gregory Starace

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1399021095 ISBN 13 : 9781399021098

Editeur : Frontline Books, 2026

Synopsis

Logistics have become a principle, if not a governing factor, in modern military operations. Armies need to be fed and supplied and the larger the army, the greater the logistical difficulties that have to be overcome. Two thousand years ago, when communications were far more primitive, the size of armies was limited by the difficulties of supply. It was because the Romans developed a sophisticated supply system that they were able to maintain large armies in the field – armies that conquered much of the then known world. In Caesar's Great Success: Sustaining the Roman Army on Campaign the authors examine and detail the world's first ever fully-developed logistical supply system – the forerunner of today’s complex arrangements. This includes an examination of the sea, river and land transportation of food while on campaign, and of how the food was assembled at the operational bases and subsequently distributed. The defence of the Roman food supplies, and especially of lines of communication, was an important factor in Caesar’s operational planning, as was interdicting the enemy’s supplies. The eating habits of Caesar’s men are considered and what items could be obtained locally by forage and which were taken by requisition – and how much food a legionnaire was expected to carry on campaign. With this, the nature of the actual food consumed by the legionnaires is therefore examined and sample recipes are provided with each chapter of the book to enable the reader to relive those momentous days when Caesar and Rome ruled the world.

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À propos des auteurs

ALEXANDER MERROW studied history and German at Denison University before completing a masters’ degree in history at Cambridge University and a Ph.D. in European history at Georgetown University. He taught European History at Georgetown University, Franklin & Marshall College, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is the co-author of numerous works of military history and, under a nom de plume, the author of numerous works of fiction.

GREGORY STARACE is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Unites States Marines, who is on his nineteenth year of active duty. He has served in and travelled across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Eurasia, and the Indian subcontinent. He has a B.A. in History from the George Washington University, an M.S. in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University, and an M.A. in National Security Affairs with a focus on Africa from Naval Postgraduate School. Additionally, he is a re-enactor with over thirty years of re-enacting experience across a number of periods, including Imperial Rome. The authors have collaborated on numerous historical projects and were excited to team up to investigate this under-appreciated aspect of Julius Caesar’s accomplishments.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Frontline Books
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1399021095
• ISBN 13: 9781399021098
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168
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