Автор: Spencer C. Tucker
Название: 500 Great Military Leaders: 2 Vols Set
Издательство: ABC-CLIO
Год: 2014
ISBN: 9781598847574
Язык: English
Формат: epub
Размер: 10,3 mb
Страниц: 890
Selecting the 500 most important/noteworthy individuals in military history is no easy task. Some choices, such as Alexander the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte, came easily, but the second tier proved very difficult. Individuals who appear important to one historian do not to another. Some of this selections experienced failure, such as Achille Fran?ois Bazaine and George Armstrong Custer. Not all led troops in battle, for author has included prominent national leaders such as Adolf Hitler, Franklin Roosevelt, and Ho Chi Minh.
• Profiles 500 military commanders who had a major impact on history in A–Z entries written in plain, easily understood language
• Provides critical analyses of the individuals themselves, off the field, as well as their significant contributions to military history?and in some cases, world history
• Includes more than 40 sidebars that provide interesting facts and insight into various military leaders as well as extensive references for further reading