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Battle of Alesia
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(writer is biased, and mapping from place names to actual geography is ‘left as an exercise’), but “Commentarii de bello Gallico” (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commentarii_de_Bello_Gallico
) is a first-hand account. You can also freely download it from Project Gutenberg, as even the English translation is out of copyright (
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10657
)
fsloth
on Jan 8, 2020
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That's an awesome book. One must remember that it was written by Caesar as a political tool - hence, it's more of a boastful biography rather than an objective non-fiction book. Never the less, the book is great anyhow.
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