Belfiglio - A study of ancient Roman amphibious operations..

[Dan Diffendale]

Has anyone seen <em>A study of ancient Roman amphibious and offensive sea-ground task force operations</em> by Valentine J. Belfiglio, Edwin Mellen Press, 2001, and if so, can you offer comments?<br>
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[Praefectusclassis]

Yes, I have.<br>
In my opinion Belfiglio reasons a bit too much from modern practices. He basically first explains how contemporary amphibious operations are planned and executed in phases and then overlays that on the ancient sources. It's not a bad idea, in principle, but I think he's a bit too optimistic about the possibility of doing this in ancient times. It's handy in so far it mentions the few sources for a number of large amphibious operations, but for $80 it costs new, I wouldn't recommend it too heartily. <p>Greets<br>
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Jasper</p><i></i>