Rome
Strategy of Empire

In 1976, Edward Luttwak published The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire in which he argued that the Romans did indeed have a grand strategy. The book caused a sensation, not least for the fact that Luttwak was not a historian but rather an American military strategist and, for a time, a consultant......more

I decided to read this book because I've been interested in Roman history lately. I have been in need of something different to read because sometimes I get tired of reading about just modern history and theology. James Lacey, the author, has had a stellar career in the United States Military, and i......more

Coming into this book, I was not aware that historians believed that the Romans had no conception of grand strategy or strategic thinking when it came to their empire. Learning of this in the introduction, and learning of Mr. Lacey's argument, I am entirely in favor of his argument that the Romans d......more

An interesting account of the Roman empire, applying strategic, geopolitical and economic analyses to the basic question of how did Rome maintain its empire for so long. The author offers some very interesting descriptions of Roman arms, tactics, legion organization and structure, infrastructure and......more

It was one of those book that makes you reflect and realize that it's a new idea, the idea of a Roman general strategy. The book is well researched and there's a lot of interesting reflections. I found it thought provoking. Highly recommended. Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are......more