false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255970379m/4190426.jpg 4190426 1 <DIV><B><I>Bestselling author Turtledove turns his attention to an epic battle that pits three Roman legions against Teutonic barbarians in a thrilling novel of Ancient Rome <P></P></B></I>Publius Quinctilius Varus, a Roman politician, is summoned by the Emperor, Augustus Caesar. Given three legions and sent to the Roman frontier east of the Rhine, his mission is to subdue the barbarous German tribes where others have failed, and bring their land fully under Rome’s control. <BR>Arminius, a prince of the Cherusci, is playing a deadly game. He serves in the Roman army, gaining Roman citizenship and officer’s rank, and learning the arts of war and policy as practiced by the Romans. What he learns is essential for the survival of Germany, for he must unite his people against Rome before they become enslaved by the Empire and lose their way of life forever. <BR>An epic battle is brewing, and these two men stand on opposite sides of what will forever be known as The Battle of the Teutoberg Forest—a ferocious, bloody clash that will change the course of history. <P></P></DIV> 4237780 14 4 2009 Give Me Back My Legions! total:24|5:0|4:2|3:2|2:1|1:3| 24 71 46 11 4 0 false false Mon Jun 08 20:50:28 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 20:50:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 16:23:24 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 16:36:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 19:19:32 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 07:17:07 -0700 2009 Unlike many of Turtledove's alternate-history books, this one is a straightforward historical novel based on actual events. In the Afterword, Turtledove acknowledges where he is guessing about events and motivations, where the historical evidence is sketchy, etc. This helps the casual reader, such...

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