[Jugurtha]

Chris, are you familiar with Soviet books? If not: I urge you to consider taking a look at these (library, maybe) to get a taste.

Side note: the first few pages of Landau & Lifschitz (vol I) made me cry and feel weak in the knees so much that I had to sit down. I'm being literal in my description: tears in my eyes, and unable to stand.

I don't know what these guys did, but they certainly did something right.

mirtitles.org offers a collection of such books. You could also look on archive.org. "MIR Publishers" is the name you're looking for.

[Chris2048]

This book?: https://archive.org/details/Mechanics_541

[Jugurtha]

Yes. The way the authors chose to introduce the equations of motion took me by surprise.

[Chris2048]

Thanks! I will certainly look!