The Gallic Wars

By Julius Caesar (2016)

Originally composed for propaganda purposes, Julius Caesar’s The Gallic Wars (Commentarii de Bello Gallico) is one of the earliest examples of a military science manual, detailing arms technology, tactical maneuvers, battlefield politics, espionage, intelligence and even the role played by luck in ground and sea campaigns.

Fact of the Day

Among the many people who bought coats of arms at the beginning of the seventeenth century was the common hangman of London, Gregory Brandon.

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1460 Richard, Duke of York is killed at the Battle of Wakefield.

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1922 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was established.

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