Il Prof. Yozan D.Mosig, docente presso la University of Nebraska-Kearney e socio straniero del nostro Comitato, ci offre una serie di articoli dedicati alla Battaglia di Canne ed ai suoi risvolti nella letteratura storica a carattere mondiale.

Egli ha raccolto nel tempo e possiede la più estesa libreria-emeroteca dedicata ad Annibale esistente al mondo, con la più completa rassegna riguardante il condottiero cartaginese.

Ecco il terzo articolo dedicato ai fattori-chiave nella vittoria di Annibale, con un riferimento all'operazione Desert Storm applicata dal Generale Norman Schwarzkopf, comandante in capo delle trppe alleate nella Guerra del Golfo 1991...

CANNAE: POINTS OF CONTROVERSY IN THE CLASSICAL RECORD OF POLYBIUS AND LIVY A SERIES OF ARTICLES IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 2228th ANNIVERSARY OF HANNIBALâÂ?Â?S VICTORY AT THE BATTLE OF CANNAE, August 2, 2012, by Prof. Yozan Mosig (University of Nebraska-Kearney) FOREIGN MEMBER OF COMITATO ITALIANO PRO CANNE DELLA BATTAGLIA.

#3. What were the key factors enabling Hannibal to achieve victory against overwhelming odds at Cannae?

Hannibal's battlefield genius was multifaceted. A master of the unexpected, he was unpredictable and capable of non-linear thought - what today we would call -Â?thinking outside the box.

He had the uncanny ability of grasping at a glance the advantages and disadvantages of terrain and weather. He understood perfectly well the strengths and weaknesses of the diverse components of his multi-ethnic army, and how to utilize each to his greatest advantage.

Most importantly, he understood his enemies, perhaps better than they understood themselves. His tactical vision is reflected in the manner in which he deployed his forces to face the massive Roman army at Cannae and in his ability to implement his battle plan with clockwork precision.