Gabriele Esposito

(Author)

Armies of the Germanic Peoples, 200 BC to Ad 500: History, Organization and EquipmentHardcover, 29 October 2021

Armies of the Germanic Peoples, 200 BC to Ad 500: History, Organization and Equipment
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Part of Series
Armies of the Past
Print Length
176 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Date Published
29 Oct 2021
ISBN-10
1526772701
ISBN-13
9781526772701

Description

Gabriele Esposito presents an overview of the military history of the Germanic peoples of this period and describes in detail the weapons and tactics they employed on the battlefield. He starts by showing how, from very early on, the Germanic communities were heavily influenced by Celtic culture. He then moves on to describe the major military events, starting with the first major encounter between the Germanic tribes and the Romans: the invasion by the Cimbri and Teutones. Julius Caesar's campaigns against German groups seeking to enter Gaul are described in detail as is the pivotal Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, which effectively halted Roman expansion into Germany and for centuries fixed the Rhine as the border between the Roman and Germanic civilizations. Escalating pressure of Germanic raids and invasions was a major factor in the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.

The author's analysis explains how Germanic warriors were able to crush the Roman military forces on several occasions, gradually transformed the Roman Army itself from the inside and, after the fall of the Empire, created new Romano-Germanic Kingdoms across Europe. The evolution of Germanic weapons, equipment and tactics is examined and brought to life through dozens of color photos of replica equipment in use.

Product Details

Author:
Gabriele Esposito
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
29 October 2021
Dimensions:
24.79 x 16.99 x 2.01 cm
Genre:
Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
ISBN-10:
1526772701
ISBN-13:
9781526772701
Language:
English
Pages:
176
Weight:
703.07 gm

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