571. Hannibal: Roman Bloodbath at Cannae (Part 4)

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Tom Holland cited this as one of two excellent studies of the battle, quoting Daly's striking comparison that more Romans and Italians were killed in one day at Cannae than Americans killed in combat during the whole Vietnam War.

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Described by Tom Holland as an excellent book on Cannae, noting Goldsworthy is 'the goat' on the Roman army. The book includes an introduction by Richard Holmes comparing Roman losses to British casualties on the first day of the Somme.

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Mentioned as a posthumous collection of essays by the German chief of general staff, published after World War I, reflecting his obsession with replicating Hannibal's battle of annihilation.

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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.