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The Gallic Wars

Julius Caesar

This military diary takes readers through Julius Caesar's nine years of fighting across Gaul. The book is a combination of epic war sequences and strategic insight, detailing tactics, battlefield politics, intelligence, and luck in ground and sea campaigns. Told in cinematic prose, the book is a warts-and-all look at the ruthlessness of war, providing readers with an inside look at what it takes to achieve victory.
Publish Date
1983-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
1983-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
first published in -50
Goodreads Rating
4.01
ISBN
9780460007023
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2019-08-27T19:52:35.000Z
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