Rome's wars in Parthia : blood in the sand /
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Author / Creator: | Sheldon, Rose Mary, 1948- |
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Imprint: | London ; Portland, Or. : Vallentine Mitchell, 2010. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 303 pages) : maps |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11225590 |
ISBN: | 9780853039587 0853039585 9780853039815 085303981X 9780853039310 0853039313 |
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-287) and index. Print version record. |
Summary: | The leader of an empire invades Iraq. He has inadequate intelligence and underestimates the resistance of the locals, but he believes his overwhelming military strength will bring him a swift victory. His army overruns the area between the Tigris and the Euphrates, but as soon as he occupies the area a massive insurgency arises, made up of various ethnic and religious groups. What began as a simple conquest for dominance bogs down in deadly fighting as the once-victorious commander-in-chief now desperately searches for an exit strategy ... This scenario could be any number of Roman campaigns, |
Other form: | Print version: Sheldon, Rose Mary, 1948- Rome's wars in Parthia 9780853039815 |
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