John Peddie
Författare till The Roman War Machine
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John Peddie, Obe, Mc, was a serving soldier in the British Army before he took up writing.
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- Födelsedag
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- Kön
- male
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- United Kingdom
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- Verk
- 6
- Medlemmar
- 316
- Popularitet
- #74,771
- Betyg
- 3.4
- Recensioner
- 6
- ISBN
- 25
Some of his first-hand experiences may inform Roman planning since we have a dearth of materials about the area. Where there are gaps the historian has to carefully but creatively fill in the blanks. I can appreciate that the author has addressed this lesser known area of Roman studies.
It is also helpful that he has a wider range of military examples to elaborate upon where the ancient sources are lacking. Illustrations and maps are helpful but of course could be supplemented by color photographsnfor a more attractive volume… (mer)