Peter Wilcox (1)

Archaeology has moved on a bit since this was written in the 1980's, but I suspect the main attraction is the detailed information about weapons and the reconstruction drawings.

This is a brief survey but this series really elucidates material that is either difficult to find or concentrated in any other source. They are well worthwhile references. In this short volume the oft-neglected topic of Rome's enemies are covered. The color illustrations are a high point which show several hard-to-find pictures of Rome's enemies. This book concentrates on the Germans and Dacians.

I found this to be an example of a handy Osprey, despite it's relatively broad scope. The color plates are extremely helpful with its colored shield patterns, and examples of dress.