The Military 100 : A Ranking of the Most Influential Military Leaders of all Time
by Lanning, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Michael Lee
Published by : Service Book Club (Lahore) Physical details: xii, 372 Pages 24x18 cm | HB ISBN:0760712794. Year: 2000| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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George Washington. Napoleon Bonaparte. Genghis Khan. George S. Patton. Adolf Hitler. The very names conjure up images of glorious victories, startling reversals, and colossal defeats. All of them have left their mark on world history. But how do they stack up as leaders when compared to each other?
The answers given in The Military 100 will surprise you. Although granting that these great leaders had no opportunity - in most cases - to confront each other on the battlefield, Michael Lee Lanning, a military historian and retired lieutenant colonel, has nevertheless created a sophisticated ranking based as much on the influence that each man had on the destiny of the forces and nation he was empowered to lead as on the number and size of his victories.
The book contains many surprises. Even seasoned armchair military historians will make new discoveries. In addition to the well-known heroes of battle, Lanning has turned the spotlight on more obscure strategists: He ranks French Marshal Hermann-Maurice Comte de Saxe (1696-1750) and Spanish general Fernandez Gonzalo de Cordoba (1453-1515), for example, well above Ulysses S. Grant, Horatio Nelson, Charles XII, and even George S. Patton. The narratives are devoid of the popular misconceptions and distortions often found in military biographies. Only the plain truth remains - and much of it is startling.
Whether you are reading for enjoyment or research or just to argue with the author's controversial ranking system, you'll find The Military 100 indispensable.
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