The Indispensable booklist

[Triarius]

Has anybody read this book:
Caesars Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome by Stephen Dando-Collins

Yes. Parts are interesting. Much conjecture and "stretching" in places. Some downright inaccuracies or poor research. It reads like a WWII unit history, with considerable effort made to glorify the Tenth. The title pretty much gives you the idea of where the book is going, with "Epic," and "Saga," and "Elite." Not to take anything away from the long-dead men of that legion, but this is gilding a lily that doesn't need it.

The inaccuracies were substantial enough to make me question the veracity when the author managed to tell me something I didn't know. I've read almost all of Caesar's works, in the original Latin. I can't help wondering whether this author read them in translation…or is the problem the editor sensationalizing the content to make the book sell? Hard to say, but it's a good guess that the editor has never read Caesar in any form.