{"product_id":"eagles-at-war-1","title":"Ben Kane: Eagles at War [2015] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 9 CE, \u003cb\u003ePublius Varus\u003c\/b\u003e, the Roman governor of Germania, and \u003cb\u003eLucius Tullus\u003c\/b\u003e, a centurion garrisoned on the Rhine, march east with three legions. As they prepare to return to their winter quarters, they are lured off the road and ambushed by German warriors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Germans are led by \u003cb\u003eArminius\u003c\/b\u003e, a chieftain who is a trusted ally of Rome - and a man who has been secretly planning to betray the empire since childhood. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrapping Varus' legionaries between a hillside and a marsh, and thereby preventing them from forming up or using their artillery, Arminius and his warriors wreak a terrible slaughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Roman defeat is overwhelming, but it is not until the third day of the massacre that the scale of Arminius' victory becomes clear. Three legions, upwards of fourteen thousand men have been annihilated, and three treasured Eagle standards have been lost. Just a few hundred legionaries, including Tullus, manage to escape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNor is the survivors' ordeal over. Pursued to the last Roman fort east of the Rhine, they are besieged by thousands of bloodthirsty tribesmen. Only the gods can save them now ...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kane, Ben","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46510660976979,"sku":"9781848094055","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/products\/kane-ben-eagles-at-war-9781848094055-49039746924883.jpg?v=1681330113","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/eagles-at-war-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}