Theodore Ayrault Dodge was an American officer and military historian. He served as a Union officer in the American Civil War, where he lost his leg at the Battle of Gettysburg. As a writer, he focused on the American Civil War and the great generals of ancient and European history. His work delves into the strategies and tactics of prominent military leaders.
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Hannibal is often called the finest general the world has ever known. Setting out from Carthaginian-dominated Spain with a small army of select troops, he fought his way over the Pyrenees and crossed the Alps with elephants and a full baggage train. Theodore Dodge retraced this route from Carthage to Italy, paying particular attention to the famous crossing of the Alps, and wrote what remains unequalled as the most comprehensive and readable study of history's greatest general.