The killing fields of Cannae provide the setting for one of the bloodiest battles in history. But who will triumph? Hannibal & his warrior army, or the mighty legions of Rome. By the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Forgotten Legion trilogy. Hannibal`s campaign to defeat Rome continues as he marches south to confront his enemy. With him is a young soldier, Hanno. Like his general, Hanno burns to vanquish Rome. Never has the possibility seemed so likely. But a stealthy game of cat & mouse is being played as Rome`s generals seek to avoid confrontation. Eventually the two armies meet under a fierce summer sun. The place is Cannae
- the fields of blood. The battle will go down in history as one of the bloodiest ever fought, a battle in which Hanno knows he must fight as never before
- just to stay alive.