[T]he strength of this book is that it uses social network theory plus an in-depth analysis of the literary sources to assess the impact of social relationships behind military operations and the often-fraught relationship between general officers and emperors.

David Alan Parnell. Justinian's Men: Careers and Relationships of Byzantine Army Officers, 518-610. New approaches to Byzantine history and culture. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.

From Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR). Review by Elizabeth Buchanan, University of Findlay