Vegetius: Epitome of Military Science (Translated Texts for Historians)

by N. P. Milner (Translator)

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  1995

  $45.07

  The only Latin art of war to survive, Vegetius' Epitome was for long a part of the medieval prince's military education. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a professional standing army, was revolutionary for medieval Europe, while his theory of deterrence through strength remains the foundation of modern Western defence policy.