Immersing readers in long-forgotten history and the wild swings of imperial power over 1,500 years ago, The Vandals: Rampage Through Gaul by Edmund Karlsson is a breathless work of historical fiction written as a memoir. Steeped in military strategy and richly researched detail, this second installment of the series traces Prince Gaeseric’s momentous rise as a trusted leader of the Vandal forces and a fierce adversary to the Roman Empire. Though the prose focuses on troop movements, political motivations, alliances, and battles at the expense of some deeper character development, Karlsson presents a stunning portrait of an overlooked conqueror.
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