As I stated in the previous post, this book was by no means an easy read. When I look at it now even thinking about it gives me a headache, but it still managed to intrigue me in many ways. After reading through one of the main chapters I was confronted with Zenzontli experiencing the Battle of Stalingrad in a more personal manner. It starts with him and a platoon of his men using row boats to try and gain a better entrance into the area before four of his men are picked off by a Nazi sniper. Simply put I cannot imagine the Aztecs using such a strategy, since it goes against one of their main strategies. The Aztecs were clever about using terrain to their advantage, I cannot believe that they would simply use such an easily foiled strategy like rowing a boat into enemy territory. As show in the book itself the sniper was easily able to pick off the men one by one. Along with that, it also makes it impossible for the Aztecs to use their brutal fighting prowess to be able to take hold of the battlefield. As depicted in “Aztec Warfare – World History Encyclopedia” they describe the Aztecs as more disciplined and more ferocious than any of the other tribes, and that was what brought them victory after victory. By sticking them in such a rickety and somewhat difficult mode of transport in enemy territory, the Aztecs in this scenario are hindering themselves and turning into sitting ducks for a single man to pick apart and destroy.
