There is no text on the back of the book. A section from the book's introduction is as follows: 'The first edition of our original ancient rules appeared in 1969, and were adopted for the British National Wargames Championships of that year. Despite competition from many would-be rival sets succeeding editions have been used in every important convention worldwide since then, and are used by an overwhelming majority of ancient wargamers. Their mechanisms have become a wargames standard used for every conceivable historical period, including some for which WE consider them unsuitable! The seventh edition went to the printers in late 1985, and in the seven years since (sic) has almost completely taken over from previous editions. A few of the amendments blocked minor loopholes, most clarify meanings, and some incorporate good ideas for improvements suggested and justified by players. All such changes to date are incorporated into the text of this printing of the rule book as Version 7.5.' - BoardGameGeek