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Pages: 202
Authors: Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Categories: History
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"The only Latin art of war to survive, Vegetius' Epitome was for long an essential part of the medieval prince's military education. The core of his proposals,
Just Wars and Moral Victories
Language: en
Pages: 275
Authors: David Whetham
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher: BRILL

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While recognising the sophistication of the practice of medieval warfare, many people still have problems reconciling the widespread use of surprise and decepti
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Language: en
Pages: 528
Authors: Michael Hiltzik
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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A heroic time -- South Dakota boy -- "I'm going to be famous" -- Shims and sealing wax -- Oppie -- The deuton affair -- The cyclotron republic -- John Lawrence'
The De Re Militari of Vegetius
Language: en
Pages: 413
Authors: Christopher Allmand
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-29 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Vegetius' late Roman text became a well-known and highly respected 'classic' in the Middle Ages, transformed by its readers into the authority on the waging of
The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Language: en
Pages: 562
Authors: George R. R. Martin
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-07-25 - Publisher: Del Rey

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Explosive and provocative battles fought across the boundaries of time and space—and on the frontiers of the human mind. Science fiction’s finest have yield