A brilliant general, an audacious politician, Julius Caesar used the army as the chief instrument in his drive for power. The Commentaries are Caesar’s war memoirs, his first-hand account of the battles he waged across the face of the world. In this fresh, vital translation by Rex Warner, the eminent classical scholar, the Commentaries emerge as the timeless exploits of a gifted leader who was admired by his own soldiers, respected by his enemies… the daring conquests of a military genius who shaped the course of history.