Billy very kindly passed on a disc of Zama photos from Wappinshaw. I've chosen the three above because they show some nice details. The first one is taken from behind the Carthaginian left wing; William's recently painted Numidian light horse are in the foreground. Picture 2 shows some Celiberians moving off to their left to try to press back Masinissa's troops; elephants can clearly be seen trying to make headway against the Hastati. And the third one shows the central Carthaginian advance from the perspective of the Citizens. The backs of the Ligurians are in the centre foreground, pressing foreard to try to take advantage of the elephants' attack.
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum
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The highlight of my trip to Vienna was a visit to the Heeresgeschichtliches
Museum, one of the finest military museums in the world. I managed a quick
vi...
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