Reddit reviews Hannibal

I'm not a historian, but check out:
http://www.amazon.com/Hannibal-Theodore-Ayrault-Dodge/dp/0306806541

It's a very dry, but interesting read. Dodge goes through the locations of the battles and the tactics that were used. Carthage was wealthy, but not very well liked (even in it's own center of power). Keeping an army of foreign troops and mercenaries together with extreme or non-existant supply lines is the bit that I find most impressive about Hannibal. His conduct in battle was impressive, however. So much so, that the Romans eventually adopted a policy of non-engagement, letting him ravage the country side but preventing him from engaging in a fight with the Roman forces that shadowed his army.

Vin Diesel might make Hannibal the Conqueror, lol. I am sure it will be historically accurate and have many explosions.

Just read Hannibal by Theodore Ayrault Dodge