The Complete Roman Army

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Summary: Great organizations and illustrations
Review: The book is very well organized and written in a comfortable chronological order. The illustrations are very helpful to complete the image of the army and its equipment. Especially interesting are the battle descriptions (although more interesting battles could have been chosen). It reads easily and the writing is mostly clear and to the point.

The only thing i found missing was a chapter about siege craft because the two and a half pages in which it is mentioned are most certainly not enough. And I would personally have preferred a little more information about some of the equipment.

On the broader scale, the book gives a great introduction and forms a vivid image of the workings and organization of the roman army in the mightiest point of the empires history.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: This book has excellent, succinct commentary and very good drawings, photos, and maps. Well done!

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Summary: Terrific
Review: This book is just about as complete as it could be, and it is still readable. It covers every period of the evolution of the army, and includes great detail on the soldiers' lives outside of battles. The pictures and diagrams were excellent, and there were more than enough of them. My only request would be for a little more information on the army of Late Antiquity, but I don't think that the book was too lacking in this area to make it a serious problem. No matter how well-read you are on Rome, this book will teach you something new.

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Summary: If you could only buy one book about the Roman Army...
Review: This is a wonderful book about the Roman Army. I've read all of Goldsworthy's books and I can't wait for the next one.

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Summary: This book is amazing! Reads better than most fiction.
Review: You want a book that will translate into real terms how the Roman army conquered the world, no other book does a better explanation. Well put together, cool illustrations, food for thought. Great stuff.