Reviews for Multistrategy Learning

The average rating for Multistrategy Learning based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-11-29 00:00:00 Andrew Atkinson Mr. Fields adds a very well done book to Osprey's "Fortress" collection, providing a well written accounting of the Roman defenses beyond Hadrian's Wall on the Northern Frontier. Focus is on Agricola's campaigns and constructions, with excellent chapters on the Antonine Wall, the Gask Ridge defenses, and thorough descriptions of the major supporting forts. This book is an excellent companion to "Fortresses #2 Hadrian's Wall" and adds tremendous detail that was less thoroughly covered there due to the huge amount of material needed to be presented to do an adequate job on Hadrian's Wall. The artwork and photographs are numerous and very helpful, and gave me a much better feel for how the defenses looked. I especially appreciated the color plates and maps. This well referenced book will surely be used often by anyone interested in this Roman theatre, and I expect my copy to get well worn as I construct dioramas as part of my wargaming hobby. I will be exploring the more detailed books referenced by Mr. Fields to satisfy my educational needs, of course. I'm very pleased with this book, and grant it a 4.5 star rating ( it has the same irksome tables I didn't care for in Field's other Osprey books so -0.5). I round up as this was a real pleasure to read and will surely use many of the references provided.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-12-22 00:00:00 Bert Reiner A comprehensive review of the Roman fortifications of the first two centuries in the area to the north of Hadrian's wall. I was impressed by the plentiful tables, totalling not only the benefits and drawbacks of the wall but also it's construction plan, manhours spent, garrison sizes, etc. Overall, this review stands out as a very brief but strong introduction to Rome in Scotland. What I found missing was the political context. Though the Severian re-expansion into the north is mentioned, barely half a sentence touches on it. The Antonine and Flavian periods are covered in far greater detail, and I think if the book had restricted itself to the pre-Severian period in what it covered, it would have achieved it's goals superbly.