Balthazar Ayala

"There are laws of war just as much as of peace. The use of force against those who will not submit to fair demands or will not be restrained by reason is not an injustice." -Balthazar Ayala, De Jure Et Officiis Bellicis Et Disciplina Militari Libri III (1582) De Jure Et Officiis Bellicis Et Disciplina Militari Libri III, Two Volumes in One (1912) by Balthazar Ayala, originally published in 1582, outlines basic doctrine for conducting war, most specifically that military forces cannot target civilians. This is a 1912 replica of the first edition, which includes both Volumes I and II, in Latin and English, respectively. Volume I contains the original Latin text edited by John Westlake. Volume II contains the English translation by John Pawley Bate. This treatise is rich with references to Plutarch, Cicero, and Thomas Aquinas to name a few and is a great addition to the personal library of anyone interested in the foundation of law and history. Volumes I and II are also available separately from Cosimo Classics.

"There are laws of war just as much as of peace. The use of force against those who will not submit to fair demands or will not be restrained by reason is not an injustice." -Balthazar Ayala, De Jure Et Officiis Bellicis Et Disciplina Militari Libri III (1582) De Jure Et Officiis Bellicis Et Disciplina Militari Libri III, Volume I (1912) by Balthazar Ayala, originally published in 1582, outlines basic doctrine for conducting war, most specifically that military forces cannot target civilians. This is a 1912 replica of the first edition with the original Latin text edited by John Westlake. Volume II, also available from Cosimo Classics, contains the English translation by John Pawley Bate. This treatise is rich with references to Plutarch, Cicero, and Thomas Aquinas to name a few and is a great addition to the personal library of anyone interested in the foundation of law and history.

"Cicero lays it down that in a well-ordered State the laws of war should be scrupulously observed. Alike in beginning a war and in carrying it on and in ending it, law has a most important position..." -Balthazar Ayala, De Jure Et Officiis Bellicis Et Disciplina Militari Libri III (1582) De Jure Et Officiis Bellicis Et Disciplina Militari Libri III, Volume II (1912) by Balthazar Ayala originally published in 1582 outlines basic doctrine for conducting war, most specifically that military forces cannot target civilians. This is a 1912 replica of the first edition which contains the English translation, Three Books on the Law of War and on the Duties Connected with War and on Military Discipline, by John Pawley Bate. With philosophical ideals that are relevant to any time period, this text is a great addition to the personal library of anyone interested in history and the foundation of military law. The original Latin text edited by John Westlake is available in Volume I from Cosimo Classics.