Pride of Carthage - David Anthony Durham

This epic retelling of the legendary Carthaginian military leader's assault on the
Roman empire begins in Ancient Spain, where Hannibal Barca sets out with tens of
thousands of soldiers and 30 elephants. After conquering the Roman city of Saguntum,
Hannibal wages his campaign through the outposts of the empire, shrewdly befriending
peoples disillusioned by Rome and, with dazzling tactics, outwitting the opponents
who believe the land route he has chosen is impossible. Yet Hannibal's armies must
take brutal losses as they pass through the Pyrenees mountains, forge the Rhone river,
and make a winter crossing of the Alps before descending to the great tests at Cannae
and Rome itself.

David Anthony Durham draws a brilliant and complex Hannibal
out of the scant historical record-sharp, sure-footed, as nimble among rivals as
on the battlefield, yet one who misses his family and longs to see his son grow to
manhood. Whether portraying the deliberations of a general or the calculations of
a common soldier, vast multilayered scenes of battle or moments of introspection
when loss seems imminent, Durham brings history alive.