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
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Recommendations
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2019-08-27T19:52:35.000Z
Q: What should I read to learn more about history? PG: The way to do it is piecemeal. You could just sit down and try reading Roberts's History of the World cover to cover, but you'd probably lose interest. I think it's a better plan to read books about specific topics, even if you don't understand everything the first time through. Here are the most exciting ones I can think of: – source