Title: Pseudo-History of the Worst Kind
Review: I used to consider the Osprey Books a legitimate source for information about ancient and medieval warfare -sort of like Cliffs Notes for ancient history. This book put an end to that. The front cover alone gives away the slipshod "research" that goes into this book. In the painting on the cover is an aquilifer (standard-bearer who carried the legion's gold eagle) depicted as carrying a live eagle in a cage! This couldn't be any more ridiculous if it had the brass eagle on the pole carrying the American Flag depicted as a live bird!Buy it if you're a fan of the late Angus McBride's artwork, but don't take any part of it seriously unless you check it with REAL historical sources.
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