The World's Greatest Military Leaders - Two Hundred of the Most Significant Names in Land Warfare, From the 10th to the 20th Century

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"The two hundred personalities described in this book have a fair claim to being the most significant in the last thousand years of military history. They include warrior kings and sultans, field marshals and ministers, tribal chiefs and junior officers.Along with the great captains of war, whose exploits achieved conquests unrivaled in recorded history, this volume provides accounts of the careers of lesser-known, even obscure, figures whose actions represent with particular clarity the military events and climates of their times. Even the negative effects of infamous and incompetent generals are detailed.With insights into their early training and development, the stories unfold of such superb commanders -- Frederick Barbarossa, Richard Lionheart, Genghiz Khan-- Joan of Arc, Selim I, Gustavus Adolphus-- Frederick the Great, George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte-- Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee..."

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