Osprey Campaign №174. Sheppard Si Pharsalus 48 BC. Caesar and Pompey - Clash of the Titans

Illustrated by Adam Hook. — Osprey Publishing, 2006. — 98 p. — ISBN: 1-84603-002-1.In 48 BC the stage was set for the final clash of the two titans of the Roman world. The odds were heavily in Pompey's favour, with his army far superior in number. With the dice loaded against him, Caesar's genius for battle was put to the test. In a brilliant display of generalship he routed his rival's larger army. Pompey's army retreated, with Caesar's army in pursuit, until Pompey's men finally surrendered.
Si Sheppard expertly charts the events surrounding the Pharsalus campaigne, and the seismic implications of the decisive confrontation between the two greatest generals of their age.