Great Commanders of the Modern World
Andrew Roberts
- London Quercus 2011
- 409 Pages 19x12 cm PB
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What tactics did Montgomery employ to defeat Rommel at El Alamein? How did General Giap's Viet Minh troops inflict defeat on a French army at Dien Bien Phu, despite the massive superiority of their opponents? What was the secret behind George S. Patton's masterly control of armoured units? The answers to these and a myriad other fascinating questions can be found in Great commanders of the Modern world, a sumptuous chronological survey of the 24 greatest commanders of the modern world.
9780857385918
Military history, Modern
Command of troops
355.0092
Include Index
What tactics did Montgomery employ to defeat Rommel at El Alamein? How did General Giap's Viet Minh troops inflict defeat on a French army at Dien Bien Phu, despite the massive superiority of their opponents? What was the secret behind George S. Patton's masterly control of armoured units? The answers to these and a myriad other fascinating questions can be found in Great commanders of the Modern world, a sumptuous chronological survey of the 24 greatest commanders of the modern world.
9780857385918
Military history, Modern
Command of troops
355.0092