The Rise and Decline of the Late Roman Field Army [Hardcover]

Richard S. Cromwell (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 79 pages
• Publisher: White Mane Pub (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157249087X
• ISBN-13: 978-1572490871
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,250,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lack of substance, June 7, 2001

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"clraw" (University of Warwick, Coventry United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rise and Decline of the Late Roman Field Army (Hardcover)

This book lacks any substance whatsoever. It is not original in any way, shape or form. It continually states the obvious and leaves one wondering why it was written. All the material can be gained by reading AHM Jones' "The Later Roman Empire" or any other of the books listed in the bibliography. This is a book that may be useful to undergratuates at best.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying, December 7, 2000

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Jeff Cordell - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rise and Decline of the Late Roman Field Army (Hardcover)

This is a very concise work. For once a historian has written a book that looks at the possible reasons why the Western Roman Empire didn't survive and the Eastern half did. Instead of brushing over the topic with the usual cliches Cromwell actually looks at the possibilities in depth. For too many years I've only been able to find brushovers on this time period. Cromwell takes it on directly and in doing so fills in a rather mysterious era. This is a short work, but it dosen't leave the reader feeling shorted.It belongs in all history buff's libraries be it Roman, military history or both.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This work is really just a preface for a book on the subject, November 10, 2001

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Caius Fabius "caiusfabius" (Oklahoma United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Rise and Decline of the Late Roman Field Army (Hardcover)

(...)I found nothing compelling in the 51 pages of this book, no photos, no new bibliographic finds, no unusual insights, the footnotes are not bad. I was very disappointed in this work, and very happy I bought it at Amazon, where I didn't have to get angry at myself for paying full price for a book that may not even go in my library!
Yes, it is "concise"... 'nuff said!
Give this a miss and invest your research dollars elsewhere!