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Review - Alston Soldier Society Roman Egypt
Review - Alston Soldier Society Roman Egypt
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bines Tactical and Grand Tactical perspectives" (p. 60). And one would hope
that, fashion aside, the editors would not truly wish-to see a dissociation of
the study of military history on the one hand from political history on the
other, which could only work to the detriment of both fields; indeed, the ini-
tial paper by Rich is a testament to how closely these two arenas of human
action are related. Generally speaking, the editors and their fellow contrib-
utors have succeeded admirably in combining traditional scholarship in the
field with fresh and innovative approaches to the old-but still grand- sub-
ject of the Second Punic War.