A Greater than Napoleon, Scipio Africanus

About this film

LibriVox recording of A Greater than Napoleon, Scipio Africanus by B. H. Liddell Hart. Read in English by Pamela Nagami. Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (c. 236-c.183 B.C.) was one of the greatest military tacticians and strategists of all time. Only in his mid-twenties, he was given command of the Roman forces in Spain after his father and uncle had been killed there in battle. Tactically brilliant and innovative, he was also a master of grand strategy, winning key Spanish and African allies by his integrity and diplomatic skill. After defeating Hannibal's brothers in Spain, he was victorious over Hannibal in Africa at the Battle of Zama, famously funneling the Carthaginian war elephants through gaps between the Roman ranks and then turning them against the cavalry on the wings of Hannibal's army. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (212MB)

Directors & creators

B. H. Liddell Hart

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;Carthage; punic wars; hannibal; scipio africanus; polybius; battle of zama; cato the elder; battle of ilipa; hasdrubal barca; mago barca

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