Excerpt from The Captains of the Roman Republic: As Compared With the Great Modern Strategists; Their Campaigns, Character, and Conduct From the Punic Wars to the Death of C?sar
My Dear Felton;
Nearly two years have elapsed since I had the pleasure of dedicating to you my "Captains of the Old World," and as you will, I know, be gratified to hear, I feel myself justified, by the cordial kindness with which that work was received, in proceeding to offer to the public its next successor, "The Captains of the Roman Republic."
I believe, I stated in my former preface with sufficient clearness, to render many words on this occasion unnecessary, what are my views, and what the principle on which I propose to act in this system of works.
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