On Military Matters
De re militari libris XII
First Translation
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches in scholarly catalogs, Open Library, and Google Books confirm that while Roberto Valturio's 'De re militari' is a seminal Renaissance work frequently cited for its influence on military engineering and art, no complete English translation has been published. Existing literature focuses on its illustrations or provides only brief excerpts in the context of broader historical studies.
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Roberto Valturio transforms military science into a marriage of lethal precision and philosophical rigor. Readers will discover how ancient siege tactics, Roman legal discipline, and intellectual training converge to create the ideal leader.
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