THE ROMAN ARMY by Peter Connolly. (11 1/2" x 8 3/4"; 77 pages; coloured illustrations on every page Macdonald Educational 1975 - £ 2.50p). This is a quite remarkable book at the price and is strongly recommended to all "Ancient" wargamers and those who contemplate embarking upon this field. Its strong point is the superbly detailed and lavish full colour illustrations that fill the book, showing formations, equipment, battle scenes, weapons, etc., etc. Indeed, the book is a mass of vital information on battle tactics, sieges, fortifications, armour and weapons, warships, camping, marching and the famous battles of Roman Army. There are diagrams of laid-out camps, of the Roman Legion in Order of March, of maniples of hastati/principes, triarii, cavalry and auxiliaries; diagrams showing battle tactics and a double page spread showing a full ten cohort of a legion set out of a 1st century AD legion on parade. The book makes cruel distinctions between the formations and composition of the Roman Army at different periods and, although I do not claim to be an expert on this subject, I could find nothing wrong, the contrary, I found myself quite stimulated and inspired by everything about the book which I recommend wholeheartedly. Book Reviews Wargaming Ancient and Medieval Periods The North African Campaign 1940-43 Assault from the Sea 1939-1945 Collecting Volunteer Militia The Roman Army Model Soldier Manual Panzer Colors Books by Old Mates With Pike and Musket and Making Model Soldiers Back to Table of Contents -- Wargamer's Newsletter # 168 To Wargamer's Newsletter List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1976 by Donald Featherstone. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com