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Ich zog mit Hannibal Ich zog mit Hannibal Hans Baumann A brother and sister help an old man dig for what they think is treasure. As they wait for him to lift the trapdoor to view the find, he tells them of marching as an elephant boy with Hannibal across… OL1442279W
Hannibal, invader from Carthage Hannibal, invader from Carthage Robert N. Webb A history of the campaigns of the military genius who vowed to conquer the Romans and who entered Italy by crossing the Alps on elephants. OL1581966W
Hannibal Hannibal Patrick Hunt "This authoritative biography brings to life one of the great commanders of the ancient world, Hannibal Barca of Carthage, who crossed the Alps with his war elephants to invade Italy and brought Rome… OL19710710W
La traición de Roma La traición de Roma Santiago Posteguillo Gomez Continues the story of Publius Cornelius Scipio (Scipio Africanus) and Hannibal. But this is also the story of Scipio's son and daughter; of his enemy, Marcus Porcius Cato and his ally, Graccus; of t… OL19936765W
Battles of the ancient world 1285 BC - AD 451 Battles of the ancient world 1285 BC - AD 451 Kelly Devries Introduces 20 key battles from Europe and the Middle East in a 2000-year period defined by the great empires of the Ancient world. OL24250085W
Hannibal Hannibal Harold Lamb This is the breathtaking adventure of the great Carthaginian general who shook the foundations of Rome. When conflict between Rome and Carthage resumed in 219 B.C., after a brief hiatus from the firs… OL2848654W
Hannibal, an African hero Hannibal, an African hero William Jay Jacobs A biography of Hannibal whose military tactics baffled the Roman Empire's finest generals and whose campaigns are still studied with interest by military strategists. OL2933446W
The journeys of Hannibal The journeys of Hannibal Mike Rosen Recounts the life of the Carthaginian military genius and his army's journey from North Africa across the Alps to Italy in an attempt to defeat the Roman Empire. OL4437974W
Hannibal and his 37 elephants Hannibal and his 37 elephants Marilyn Hirsh Hannibal assembles an army complete with elephants and sets out over the Alps to conquer Rome. OL4623446W
Punica Punica Tiberius Catius Silius Italicus Rediscovered in either 1416 0r 1417, the Punica is a Latin epic poem in seventeen books in dactylic hexameter written by Silius Italicus comprising some twelve thousand lines. As the longest survivin… OL4701441W
Hannibal Hannibal Ross Leckie A battle is like lust. The frenzy passes. Consequence remains. Hannibal is an epic vision of one of history's greatest adventurers, the almost mythical man who most famously led his soldiers on eleph… OL8631902W
Scipio Scipio Ross Leckie Yes, we have achieved much. Have we destroyed even more? In the name of Rome, Scipio Africanus systematically destroyed the hard-won empires of Hannibal and Alexander the Great. With breathtaking bat… OL8631903W