GUISCHARD (Charles). Military memoirs on the Greeks and Roma - Lot 250

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GUISCHARD (Charles). Military memoirs on the Greeks and Roma - Lot 250
GUISCHARD (Charles). Military memoirs on the Greeks and Romans, with a dissertation on the attack & defence of the ancient squares; the translation of Onosander & Arrien's tactics, and the analysis of Julius Caesar's campaign in Africa. Lyon, Bruyset, 1760. 2 vol. in-8, marbled calf, spine with ornate nerves, title p. in red morocco. Nice copy illustrated with 21 folding plates including 1 map of the kingdom of Tunis. Guischardt (1724-1775) illustrated himself alongside the Prussian king Frederick the Great during the Seven Years War (1756-1763). He left several authoritative studies of ancient strategy.
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