Masinissa: Ally of Carthage

If you love history and can really appreciate good writing, this is a book that you will love. The author's in-depth knowledge of the people portrayed will carry you back in time. History relived brilliantly! Give it a read.

If you love history and can really appreciate good writing, this is a book that you will love. The author's in-depth knowledge of the people portrayed will carry you back in time. History relived brilliantly! Give it a read.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this amazing two books. I love history and I did not know about Masinissa and this book was a great way to discover an important and kinda unknown character. The writing style is very good but I struggled a bit in the beginning because it has no dialogue which can demotivate a reader. I think the author made a great job in research and creating in his imagination what would be like to be Masinissa.

This is an extremely well written debut, following the journey of Masinissa. I'm a huge fan of history and learning about civilisation long since gone, and Edmunds interweaves much research into every page, so that I found it educational as well as enjoyable. Attention is given to military tactics, weaponry and manoevres, but it is far more than an account of a campaign. Rob Edmunds explores attitudes to war, the psychology of warriors, and brings out brilliantly the forces that shape and reshape history.