Question for Military Historians
 

Gentlemen, I am about to purchase a copy of Anabasis. Which, in your considered opinion, is the best translation from the point of view of english readability?

After an excellent landing you can use the airplane again!

You could always read Dakyn's translation for free:

Anabasis by Xenophon - Project Gutenberg

Thank you Mr. C

I've seen it. I'm looking for a book though, and wondering about other translations that may not be on the web. I come from a generation (or maybe it's a tradition) that doesn't equate electronic presentation with well organized paper. After about half an hour reading print on the very small screen, I have a headache and my eyes feel like pissholes in the snow!

Thanks again.

After an excellent landing you can use the airplane again!

We have printers where I come from. We can make the magic electronic words real! :E

(You'll get no decent answer on the subject of ancient land wars from a bunch of Aircrew anyway)

Mr. C

Perhaps, but I can't make them pretty! I take your point about aircrew interest in the subject though. I thought it would be studied in terms of leadership, adaptability etc. What the Russians call "Continuously operating factors".

After an excellent landing you can use the airplane again!

I guess it all depends whether you are after an edition that is an easy / interesting read ie for the story, or are looking for a bit of linguistic accuracy and are after a decent technical translation.

Apparently Rex Warner's translation i(Penguin) is supposed to be quite good and a bit easier going than some of the others. But frankly, having suffered classics at school, I think you must have a screw loose to want to read it for pleasure :E

M01

Thanks for directing me to the Warner translation. I didn't know about it. While I was never good at literature in school, I used to annoy hell out of my teachers by actually enjoying Shakespeare. Nevertheless, most of my screws are correctly torqued (at least enough to hold my head on).

After an excellent landing you can use the airplane again!