This examination of Reconstruction delves into the South's strategic use of asymmetric warfare following its defeat in total war. It highlights how, despite the North's military power, the South managed to prolong conflict and exhaust Northern resolve. The book provides a contemporary analysis of this historical period, offering insights into the complexities of post-war dynamics and the resilience of the Southern states in their struggle for autonomy and influence.
This volume is an edition of the Commentary by Stephanus of Athens, the seventh-century physician and philosopher, on book One of Galen's Therapeutics to Glaucon . It comprises introduction, Greek text with critical apparatus and index of sources, English translation, notes, bibliography, and index. As one of the few medical texts to date from this period, and one of the most detailed and complete, the commentary sheds important light on the nature and extent of medical education in the West, on the eve of the Arab conquest.