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  Terryl

  5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good if Somewhat Hagiographic

  Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2022

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  Published in 1922, this work by BH Liddell Hart is a detailed and very informative work on Scipio Africanus. Hart's attention to detail (drawing upon Polybius and Livy) demonstrates the great skill that Scipio had not only in handling troops but in his strategic planning and even in his diplomacy. He sets a high bar for himself in saying that Scipo was "greater than Napoleon." What he does do is demonstrate that Scripio deserves to be in the first rank of Roman generals. Actually, Hart argues that Scipio was the greatest general in history although he never directly says it. He compares Scipio with ancient and modern commanders in various aspect of generalship. It is an interesting, if somewhat controversial, comparison. I say the book is hagiographic because Hart gives Scipio every benefit of the doubt and lavishes praise on him. The excess praise was not necessary. He demonstrates the greatness of Scipio in the book.
  
  Well worth reading.

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