Lindsay Powell writes for Ancient Warfare magazine and his articles
have also
appeared in Military Heritage and Strategy and Tactics. He is
author of the highly acclaimed Marcus Agrippa: Right-Hand Man of
Caesar Augustus, Germanicus: The Magnificent Life and Mysterious
Death of Rome's Most Popular General and Eager for Glory: The
Untold Story of Drusus the Elder, Conqueror of Germania, all
published by Pen & Sword Books. His appearances include BBC Radio,
British Forces Broadcasting Service and History Channel.
He divides his time between Austin, Texas and Wokingham, England.
"... documents the life of Roman politician and soldier Drusus the
Elder - whose real name was Nero Claudius Drusus - who was the
first Roman general to begin the conquest of Germania, which is
better known today as Germany....In short it is a rip-roaring yarn
and tale of a young man growing up at a critical period in history.
It is the story of a soldier, explorer, diplomat, builder and
genuine Roman hero who is revered in death."I think it is a
thrilling story."--Wokingham Times
"... is a remarkably readable book. We don't know a lot about
Drusus, and most of the accounts of his campaigns are lost, but
Lindsay Powell gathers together what there is and produces a
coherent account. Thus we have the story of the life of Drusus, an
outline of his campaigns, an attempt to estimate which legions were
involved, his death and legacy. Given the state of the evidence, it
is impossible to provide 'orders of battle' for the participants in
these campaigns, but the author does try to give as much detail as
possible with regard to the participants, with photographs of
re-enactors and the terrain. The author also looks at the reasons
for the Romans deciding to stop and set the Rhine rather than the
Elbe as a frontier, a decision of long-tern historical
significance. A nice book that I enjoyed."--Miniature Wargames
"Admitting the sparsity of evidence directly related to Drusus,
Powell has nonetheless done an excellent job. Gathering all the
literary evidence and carefully sorting through the archaeological
record, which has in recent years piled up wonderfully, he has
sifted through appropriate evidence of what is known about other
generals and campaigns from the period, and then added a useful
dose of his own experience as a Roman re-enactor. The result is a
surprisingly detailed, readable look at a long-forgotten great
captain."--StrategyPage
"Eager for Glory is worthy of a place on the shelf of any ancient
warfare fan. It is warmly recommended."--Ancient Warfare
"Powell gives a solid account of the life and times of Drusus with
an enviable lightness of literary touch. More to the point, he
pulls off the difficult task of putting Drusus' career into the
context of the political machinations of the early empire...Powell
clearly understands both the psychology of the Roman soldier and
the practical issues of day-to-day life in the military in nuanced
detail."--Adrian Murdoch "United Nations of Roma Victrix History
"
"This ground-breaking book will appeal to all interested in ancient
world history, biography, military history and adventure stories,
but will be of particular interest to those studying classics in
academia, Roman period re-enactment and numismatics."--Heritage and
History
A real pleasure to read a book that is a page-turner for anyone
interested in Ancient Rome!"--Alberto Pérez Rubio, Editor, Desperta
Ferro.
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