Robert L. O'Connell

Autor de The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic

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Robert L. O'Connell has worked as a senior analyst at the National Ground Intelligence Center and as a contributing editor to MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History. He is the author of several nonfiction books including Of Arms and Men: A History of War, Weapons, and Aggression; Sacred mostrar más Vessels: The Cult of the Battleship and the Rise of the U.S. Navy; Ride of the Second Horseman: The Birth and Death of War; Soul of the Sword: An Illustrated History of Weaponry and Warfare from Prehistory to the Present; and Fierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman. He also wrote the novel Fast Eddie. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic (2010) 517 copias

Fierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman (2014) 359 copias

Of Arms and Men: A History of War, Weapons, and Aggression (1989) 187 copias

Ride of the Second Horseman: The Birth and Death of War (1995) 60 copias

Revolutionary: George Washington at War (2019) 55 copias

Team America: Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, Eisenhower, and the World They Forged (2022) 39 copias

Sacred Vessels: The Cult of the Battleship and the Rise of the U.S. Navy (1991) 23 copias

Historia da guerra (1997) 4 copias

Team America: Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, Eisenhower, and the World They Forged (2023) 3 copias

Fast Eddie: A Novel in Many Voices (1999) 2 copias

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MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Winter 1989 (1988) — Author "Arms and Men: The Life and Hard Times of the Crossbow" — 28 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1988 (1988) — Author "The Roman Killing Machine" — 22 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1995 (1995) — Author "The Warriors Under Our Feet" — 19 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 1989 (1989) — Author "Arms and Men: Brown Bess" — 19 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Winter 1992 (1991) — Author "Arms and Men: The Worst Weapon" — 18 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1993 (1993) — Author "Men and Arms: The Composite Bow" — 17 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1992 (1992) — Author "Arms and Men: L'Arme Blanche" — 16 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 1991 (1991) — Author "Arms and Men: The Cautionary Tale of the Yamato" — 16 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1989 (1989) — Author "The Origins of War" and "Arms and Men: The Wizards of German Weaponry" — 16 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 1990 (1990) — Author "Arms and Men: The Norden Bombsight" — 15 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1998 (1998) — Author "The End" — 15 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1991 (1991) — Author "Arms and Men: The Mace" — 14 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1990 (1990) — Author "Arms and Men" The Insolent Chariot" — 14 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Winter 1996 (1995) — Author "The First Warriors" — 14 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1998 (1998) — Author "Golden Parachute: Saving Combat Crews" — 14 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Winter 1990 (1989) — Author "Arms and Men: T-34: Hammer of the Proletariat" — 12 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Winter 1991 (1990) — Author "Arms and Men: Das Pariskanone" — 11 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1990 (1990) — Author "Courage" and "Arms and Men: The Gotha and the Origins of Strategic Bombing" — 11 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Winter 2001 (2000) — Author "Arms and Men: The Miraculous 75mm Gun" — 11 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Winter 2000 (1999) — Author "Most Effective Weapon: Atomic Bomb" — 10 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 2001 (2001) — Author "Carthage's Road to War" — 10 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 2002 (2002) — Author "Arms and Men: The Weapon Not Used" — 8 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 2003 (2003) — Author "World War II Odyssey of Charles Lindbergh" — 8 copias

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 2004 (2004) — Author "Captain Eddie's Second World War" — 6 copias

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Fecha de nacimiento: 1944-12-27
Género: male
Nacionalidad: USA
Lugar de nacimiento: New York, New York, USA

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Fierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William… por Robert L. O'Connell

Bueno bien escrito, tal vez demasiado pro yankee. Pero en el fondo eran los buenos esta vez. Interesante en algunos aspectos psicologicos de su adopciom y la religion católica

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The ghosts of Cannae : Hannibal and the darkest hour… por Robert L. O'Connell

Buena descripción de las guerras púnicas. con una visión no tan roma centrista.
Interestanes los aspectos de Iberia y la Galia, y como termino produciendo ademas la caída de Grecia. Además del regalo envenenado que dejó dentro de la organización romana.
El desarrollo de que para ganar la guerra no siempre hay que ganar las batallas es muy bueno, y sirve para reflexionar, sobre los errores más comunes de los militares y los militaristas. Podes ganar una batalla, poder mediante un golpe de sorpresa obtener una ventaja, pero ello no te garantiza nada. Bien escrito además, con elegancia. Tal vez el desarrollo del final un poco abrupto por como venía relatando la secuencia histórica, pero… (más)

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