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Great Commanders of the Ancient World 1479BC - 453AD by Andrew Roberts
25.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Art of War
Which was the most brilliant of Hannibal's three crushing defeats of Roman armies? What tactics did Julius Caesar employ to defeat Pompey at Pharsalus? How was Alexander the Great able to command sufficient loyalty from his troops to lead them across half of the Asian landmass in search of new territori ...Show more
Great Commanders of the Early Modern World 1567-1865 by Andrew Roberts
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Category: History | Series: Art of War
What qualities made the Duke of Wellington a strategic genius? How did Oliver Cromwell, a gentleman farmer create an army that overthrew a king and changed the course of British history? Why was Simon Bolivar able to overcome early reverses to become the greatest figure in the Latin American struggle ag ...Show more
Great Commanders of the Medieval World 454-1582AD by Andrew Roberts
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Category: History | Series: Art of War
What qualities made Attila the Hun a strategist of genius? How did Henry V of England achieve victory at Agincourt for the loss of a few hundred of his men, when the mounted French knights suffered casualties in the thousands? Why was Hernan Cortes able to lead a ragged band of men to bring down the ext ...Show more
Great Commanders of the Modern World 1866-Present Day by Andrew Roberts
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Category: History | Series: Art of War
Great Commanders of the Modern World is a sumptuous chronological survey of the 25 greatest commanders of the modern world. Compiled by an distinguished team of historians (including such names as Antonia Fraser, Saul David and Stephen Brumwell) working under the general editorship of Andrew Roberts, Gr ...Show more
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