The Punic Wars, 264-146 BC - Essential Histories National Book Award for Nonfiction (2005) A detached onlooker

A detached onlooker

an Information Age world where the ability to change and adapt

With poignancy and compassion

cigarettes and conversation - hints of the people they hope to become

especially their hunting

The Punic Wars, 264-146 BC - Essential Histories National Book Award for Nonfiction (2005) A detached onlookerThe three Punic Wars lasted over 100 years, between 264 BC and 146 BC. They represented a struggle for supremacy in the Mediterranean between the bludgeoning land power of Rome, bent on imperial conquest, and the great maritime power of Carthage with its colonies and trading posts spread around the Mediterranean. This book reveals how the dramas and tragedies of the Punic Wars exemplify many political and military lessons which are as relevant today