de Bello Gallico & Other Commentaries of Caius Julius Caesar Contributor(s): Macdevitt, W. A. (Translator), Dequincey, Thomas (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1596057068 ISBN-13: 9781596057067 Publisher: Cosimo Classics OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2006 Annotation: Conqueror of Western Europe, emperor of Rome, JULIUS CAESAR (44 B.C.-100 B.C.) is considered one of the keenest political and military minds of all time, and his commentaries on his own campaigns rank with Sun-Tzu's The Art of War as required reading for anyone who wishes to grasp the soldierly skills of tactics and strategy. In this 1915 edition-MacDevitt's translation is considered masterful-we are privileged with Caesar's firsthand accounts of his war in Gaul and his own civil war. Discover... . how to negotiate a surrender . how to motivate troops in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds . where to establish a strategic camp . how to use even poor weather to your best advantage . how to take advantage of unfavorable ground . and much more. |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General |
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5" W x 8" (0.92 lbs) 384 pages |