Hannibal and the Enemies of Rome

Context:

Tom Holland described this as a book he has been obsessed with since he was very young, written and illustrated by Connolly, which shaped his understanding of the battlefield layout at Cannae.

Context:

Mentioned as part of Peter Connolly's series of ancient military history books that Tom loved as a child. The book covered Hannibal and the Carthaginians and followed the same format of narrative history combined with detailed weaponry facts and battle illustrations.