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A Platonic philosopher that flourished in the first century AD, Onasander was the author of ‘Strategikos’ (The General), a short yet comprehensive work on the duties of a general. Recognised as a classic in Antiquity, it comprises 42 chapters, dealing in a plain style with the recommended morals and social and military qualities and attitudes expected of a successful general. Most subsequent military writers are indebted to Onasander and during the Renaissance he enjoyed a remarkable popularity. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Onasand...
ASCLEPIODOTUS, philosopher and pupil of the Stoic Posidonius, wrote a rather dry but ordered work on Tactics as if a subject of the lecture-room, based not on personal experience but on earlier manuals. His main subjects were the branches of a military force; infantry; cavalry; chariots; elephants; arms ; manoeuvres; military evolutions; marching formation. The work ends with words of command. He wrote also a work on natural phenomena.
This engrossing anthology gathers together a remarkable collection of writings on the use of strategy in war. Gérard Chaliand has ranged over the whole of human history in assembling this collection—the result is an integration of the annals of military thought that provides a learned framework for understanding global political history. Included are writings from ancient and modern Europe, China, Byzantium, the Arab world, Persia, and the Ottoman Empire. Alongside well-known militarists such as Julius Caesar, Napoleon, Walter Raleigh, Rommel, and many others are "irregulars" such as Cortés, Lawrence of Arabia, and even Gandhi. Contrary to standard interpretations stressing competition b...
Brian Campbell has selected and translated a wide range of pieces from the ancient military writers and also includes extracts from historians who have interesting comments on warfare and society.
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Preliminary Material /Everett L. Wheeler -- Strategema and Stratagem /Everett L. Wheeler -- The Greek Vocabulary of Stratagem /Everett L. Wheeler -- The Latin Vocabulary of Stratagem /Everett L. Wheeler -- The Concept of vox Media /Everett L. Wheeler -- Bibliography /Everett L. Wheeler -- Index of Greek and Latin Words /Everett L. Wheeler -- General Index /Everett L. Wheeler.