Vegetius : Epitome of Military Science
Vegetius : Epitome of Military Science

Author: Flavius Vegetius Renatus

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13:

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"The only Latin art of war to survive, Vegetius' Epitome was for long an essential part of the medieval prince's military education. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a highly-trained professional standing army and navy, was revolutionary for medieval Europe, while his theory of deterrence through strength remains the foundation of modern Western defence policy. This annotated translation highlights the significance for his own age of Vegetius' advice, written just before the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, at a time when economic weakness and political disintegration threatened to undermine the strategic defensive structure that had underpinned the Roman State for so long." "The main thrust of his reforms is to confront the problems of the fragmentation of the army, the barbarization of its personnel, the loss of professional skills, and the substitution of mercenaries for standing forces. The accent of the work is on the practicalities of recruiting and training new model armies (and navies) starting from scratch, and on the strategies appropriate to their use against the barbarian invaders of the period."--Jacket.

The De Re Militari of Vegetius
The De Re Militari of Vegetius

Author: Christopher Allmand

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-09-29

Total Pages: 413

ISBN-13: 1139500961

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Vegetius' late Roman text became a well-known and highly respected 'classic' in the Middle Ages, transformed by its readers into the authority on the waging of war. Christopher Allmand analyses the medieval afterlife of the De Re Militari, tracing the growing interest in the text from the Carolingian world to the late Middle Ages, suggesting how the written word may have influenced the development of military practice in that period. While emphasising that success depended on a commander's ability to outwit the enemy with a carefully selected, well-trained and disciplined army, the De Re Militari inspired other unexpected developments, such as that of the 'national' army, and helped create a context in which the role of the soldier assumed greater social and political importance. Allmand explores the significance of the text and the changes it brought for those who accepted the implications of its central messages.

Just Wars and Moral Victories
Just Wars and Moral Victories

Author: David Whetham

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 9004171533

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While recognising the sophistication of the practice of medieval warfare, many people still have problems reconciling the widespread use of surprise and deception with the code of chivalric warfare. Was chivalry really just a meaningless veneer? If true, perhaps more perplexing are the many cases where surprise or deception were not employed and advantages were therefore sacrificed. This work argues that understanding these apparent inconsistencies requires an appreciation of the moral and legal context of medieval strategic thought. Through taking this approach, chivalric warfare can be seen for what it was - a very real framework or system of rules that allowed a result or decision to be reached which could be accepted by both sides.

Prefacing the Image
Prefacing the Image

Author: David J. Roxburgh

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9789004113763

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"Readership: All those interested in the history and theory of art, and histories of Persian literature and culture in the premodern Islamic world."--BOOK JACKET.

Big Science
Big Science

Author: Michael Hiltzik

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 1451675763

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A heroic time -- South Dakota boy -- "I'm going to be famous" -- Shims and sealing wax -- Oppie -- The deuton affair -- The cyclotron republic -- John Lawrence's mice -- Laureate -- Mr. Loomis -- "Ernest, are you ready?" -- The racetrack -- Oak Ridge -- The road to Trinity -- The postwar bonanza -- Oaths and loyalties -- The shadow of the Super -- Livermore -- The Oppenheimer affair -- The return of small science -- The "clean bomb" -- Element 103.

The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century
The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century

Author: George R. R. Martin

Publisher: Del Rey

Published: 2006-07-25

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13: 0345494296

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Explosive and provocative battles fought across the boundaries of time and space—and on the frontiers of the human mind. Science fiction’s finest have yielded this definitive collection featuring stories of warfare, victory, conquest, heroism, and overwhelming odds. These are scenarios few have ever dared to contemplate, and they include: “Superiority”: Arthur C. Clarke presents an intergalactic war in which one side’s own advanced weaponry may actually lead to its ultimate defeat. “Dragonrider”: A tale of Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern, in which magic tips the scales of survival. “Second Variety”: Philip K. Dick, author of the short story that became the movie Blade Runner, reaches new heights of terror with his post-apocalyptic vision of the future. “The Night of the Vampyres”: A chilling ultimatum of atomic proportions begins a countdown to disaster in George R. R. Martin’s gripping drama. “Hero”: Joe Haldeman’s short story that led to his classic of interstellar combat, The Forever War. “Ender’s Game”: The short story that gave birth to Orson Scott Card’s masterpiece of military science fiction. PLUS SEVEN MORE EPIC STORIES “Among Thieves” by Poul Anderson “Hangman” by David Drake “The Last Article” by Harry Turtledove “The Game of Rat and Dragon” by Cordwainer Smith “To the Storming Gulf” by Gregory Benford “Wolf Time” by Walter Jon Williams “The Scapegoat” by C. J. Cherryh Guaranteed to spark the imagination and thrill the soul, these thirteen science fiction gems cast a stark light on our dreams and our darkest fears—truly among the finest tales of the twentieth century.

War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning
War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning

Author: Chris Hedges

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Published: 2014-04-08

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 1610395107

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General George S. Patton famously said, "Compared to war all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God, I do love it so!" Though Patton was a notoriously single-minded general, it is nonetheless a sad fact that war gives meaning to many lives, a fact with which we have become familiar now that America is once again engaged in a military conflict. War is an enticing elixir. It gives us purpose, resolve, a cause. It allows us to be noble. Chris Hedges of The New York Times has seen war up close -- in the Balkans, the Middle East, and Central America -- and he has been troubled by what he has seen: friends, enemies, colleagues, and strangers intoxicated and even addicted to war's heady brew. In War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, he tackles the ugly truths about humanity's love affair with war, offering a sophisticated, nuanced, intelligent meditation on the subject that is also gritty, powerful, and unforgettable.

Epitoma Rei Militaris
Epitoma Rei Militaris

Author: Flavius Vegetius Renatus

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781015725133

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Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Germany
Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Germany

Author: Maria R. Boes

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-05-13

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 1317157982

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Frankfurt am Main, in common with other imperial German cities, enjoyed a large degree of legal autonomy during the early modern period, and produced a unique and rich body of criminal archives. In particular, Frankfurt’s Strafenbuch, which records all criminal sentences between 1562 and 1696, provides a fascinating insight into contemporary penal trends. Drawing on this and other rich resources, Dr. Boes reveals shifting and fluid attitudes towards crime and punishment and how these were conditioned by issues of gender, class, and social standing within the city’s establishment. She attributes a significant role in this process to the steady proliferation of municipal advocates, jurists trained in Roman Law, who wielded growing legal and penal prerogatives. Over the course of the book, it is demonstrated how the courts took an increasingly hard line with select groups of people accused of criminal behavior, and the open manner with which advocates exercised cultural, religious, racial, gender, and sexual-orientation repressions. Parallel with this, however, is identified a trend of marked leniency towards soldiers who enjoyed an increasingly privileged place within the judicial system. In light of this discrepancy between the treatment of civilians and soldiers, the advocates’ actions highlight the emergence and spread of a distinct military judicial culture and Frankfurt’s city council’s contribution to the quasi-militarization of a civilian court. By highlighting the polarized and changing ways the courts dealt with civilian and military criminals, a fuller picture is presented not just of Frankfurt’s sentencing and penal practices, but of broader attitudes within early modern Germany to issues of social position and cultural identity.

Epitome of Romance
Epitome of Romance

Author: Vevine Goldson

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2018-11-24

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 9781790290444

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As humans come to understand what love really is and how it feels, Epitome Of Romance celebrate its existence and even though there is more to love than just romance;Romanticism has always played a big part in love, reaching through depths of the soul between sea and shores tying hearts with sacred strings while sealing bonds beyond the wildest of dreams.As a keen observer of people who fall in love and from personal experiences, vevine wrote epitome of romance for every lover in each corner of the earth can relate to what romantic love is when it begin to manifest. Epitome Of Romance poetry are playful caressing deep yet gentle, and when it's valentines it reminds everyone that love someone playfully or deeply of the reason they're in that relationship and what that love represent;So like a colourful sonato the art gently teases love with nature and the music plays the heart like a harp where Cupid's bow land. Epitome Of Romance poetry wanders through every potion of ecstasy in a lover's dream. (About The Author )Vevine Goldson has been a freelance writer for over twenty years, she's got a diploma in fashion designing and has done modeling as a hobby while working as a part time secretary during her late teen years, she went on to become a manager in the garment industry, but that never stifled her creative writing and in 2017 she started publishing her poetry. Vevine is a spiritualists and practice mindfulness listens to classical music likes family water flowers bloom and often takes long walk where there's lots of green spaces. Vevine spend times alone and meditates which she finds intensely soul quenching, She paints draw and design but spend most of her time writing;She's a lifelong learner and her last studies are short story writing military ethics and taoism. She never shy away from the mystics of life and believes that even in dark there's still a light that