Fourteen centuries ago, a Byzantine emperor who is now honored as a Christian saint wrote a manual of command for his generals. The Strategikon is a book of war, yet at its heart it is a book about the soul: it teaches trust in God, patience in danger, mercy toward the defeated, and the quiet, daily discipline that holds any company of men together. Its advice on scouting a road, choosing a camp, or reading an enemy's motives has been admired for ages; its deeper counsel, on temperance and vigilance, speaks straight to our own time. This faithful modern-English edition preserves the directness and moral seriousness of the original without archaic formality, making Maurice's wisdom fresh for today's readers. Whether you come to it as history, leadership, or spiritual reading, you will find a steady, humane voice in a turbulent age. Part of The World Scriptures Library.