Carey Brian Todd. Hannibal's Last Battle: Zama & the Fall of Carthage

Pen & Sword Military, 2007. — 232 p.At Zama (in what is now Tunisia) in 202 BC, the armies of two great empires clashed: the Romans under Scipio Africanus and Carthaginians, led by Hannibal. Scipio’s forces would win a decisive, bloody victory that forever shifted the balance of power in the ancient world.Thereafter, Rome became the dominant civilization of the Mediterranean.Here, Brian Todd Carey recounts that battle and the grueling war that led up to it. He offers fascinating insight into the Carthaginian and Roman methods of waging war, their military organizations, equipment, and the tactics the armies employed. He also delivers an in-depth critical assessment of the contrasting qualities and leadership styles of Hannibal and Scipio, the two most celebrated commanders of their age.With vivid prose and detailed maps of the terrains of the time, Hannibal’s Last Battle is an essential text for fans of military history and students of the classical period.Brian Todd Carey teaches history at the American Military University. He is author of Warfare in the Ancient World and Warfare in the Medieval World.