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From ancient Greece to Desert Storm, Victory presents a chronological history of great battles and the men who won them. Beginning with Leonidas of Sparta, who died at Thermopylae and ending with Colin powell, this book includes such world famous leaders as Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Grant and Lee, Patton and Rommel. In addition, it includes the military theorist sun Tzu, who wrote “The Art of war,” as well as lesser known but important figures, such as Red Cloud, Shaka Zulu, and General Giap.
Victory, containing pertinent quotations, anecdotes, and detailed facts is a highly-readable combination of history and biography.
Warfare has been described as man’s second favourite pursuit: it has without doubt played a defining role in the history of the world.
Victory: 100 Great Military Commanders introduces one hundred of the greatest leaders in the history of warfare.
From Leonidas of Sparta, dommed hero of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480BC, to Colin Powell, architect of the 1990 Gulf War strategy, the great commanders of history are profiled, and their most significant battles are analysed.
Ranging in scope from the strategic level of army commanders and emperors to the tactical and operational levels of captains of single ships and leaders of individual units, Victory examines the achievements of some of history’s greatest military commanders.
Whether defenders of their own lands, or conquerors of the lands of others, the commanders profiled in this book represent the peak of military genius.
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Author: Nigel Cawthorne
ISBN: 0-572-02936-5
Pages: 208
Features: HB |
