Project Gutenberg 2005-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 153 Frontinus, Sextus Julius 104 Frontino, Sesto Giulio Frontini, Iuli Frontino, Sexto Julio Bailly, C. (Charles) 1800 1862 Bailly, Charles Merlieux, C. Bailly de (Charles Bailly) Les stratagèmes Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategemata Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits; this text is also available at http://www.ebooksgratuits.com "Les stratagèmes" by Sextus Julius Frontinus is a military treatise written in the late 1st century AD. This work serves as a guide for military leaders, categorizing various tactics and strategies employed by great commanders throughout history. The book focuses on essential aspects of warfare, including deception, manipulation of enemy movements, and managing the morale and discipline of troops. The opening of "Les stratagèmes" introduces the reader to the strategic insights of Frontinus, who aims to create a compendium of past military exploits to benefit future generals. It outlines the organization of the work into four books, each focusing on different elements of warfare, commencing with various stratagems that can be utilized before engaging in battle. The initial examples showcase historical figures, such as Cato and Caesar, illustrating the importance of cunning and foresight in military operations. Frontinus emphasizes the utility of his work as a practical source of inspiration and guidance, aimed at enhancing the strategic acumen of commanders faced with complex battlefield scenarios. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Military art and science -- Rome -- Early works to 1800 Deception (Military science) -- Early works to 1800 U Text FR Guerres Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Warfare 393504 2025-08-07T06:10:57.450321 text/html 393325 2025-01-15T19:23:43.180632 text/html 207871 2025-08-07T06:11:03.140291 application/epub+zip 213339 2025-08-07T06:10:59.155309 application/epub+zip 213339 2025-08-07T06:10:58.083307 application/epub+zip 391055 2025-08-07T06:11:06.301290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370754 2025-08-07T06:11:02.497337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345994 2022-09-08T04:15:00.112546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365983 2025-08-07T06:10:57.114367 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 355965 2020-12-11T22:11:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19664 2025-08-07T06:11:06.431277 application/rdf+xml 13692 2025-08-07T06:10:58.576300 image/jpeg 3592 2025-08-07T06:10:58.333298 image/jpeg 131243 2020-12-11T22:11:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 140382 2005-07-07T18:00:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 206036 2025-08-07T06:10:57.481310 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia