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Informationen zum Autor Duncan Anderson MBE was head of war studies at Sandhurst Academy. He served as a founding academic mentor at the Iraqi Military Academy and later the Afghan National Army Officers’ Academy and his publications include The Battle for Manila (with R. M. Connaughton and John Pimlott, 1995), The World at War, 1939-45 (1998), The Fall of the Reich (2000), The Falklands War 1982 (2 002), Glass Warriors: The Camera at War (2005), The Eastern Front (2018). Dr Nic Fields started his career as a biochemist before joining the Royal Marines. Having left the military, he went back to university and completed a BA and PhD in Ancient History at the University of Newcastle. He was Assistant Director at the British School in Athens, Greece, and then a lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh. Nic is now a freelance author and researcher based in south-west France. Klappentext The Roman Legions were the most highly organized troops of the ancient world, but the process of turning the Legions into the professional force that built an empire, was no small feat. Focusing on the organisational changes in the Roman Army during the Civil Wars, Nic Fields examines the role played by Caius Marius and his far-reaching reforms. With the nuts and bolts detail that readers demand from the Battle Orders series, this is an intriguing description of how the Roman army grew, modernised, rebelled and finally helped build an empire, complete with full organisational charts, photographs and detailed maps.Written by a leading ancient historian, this book is an insightful guide to the development of the Roman army from a civilian fighting force to the juggernaut of imperial power. Zusammenfassung The Roman Legions were the most highly organized troops of the ancient world! but the process of turning the Legions into the professional force that built an empire! was no small feat. Focusing on the organisational changes in the Roman Army during the Civil Wars! Nic Fields examines the role played by Caius Marius and his far-reaching reforms. With the nuts and bolts detail that readers demand from the Battle Orders series! this is an intriguing description of how the Roman army grew! modernised! rebelled and finally helped build an empire! complete with full organisational charts! photographs and detailed maps. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Combat mission Doctrine and training Unit organization Tactics Command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I) Weapons and equipment Lessons learned Chronology Bibliography Glossary Index ...
