Masters of the Battlefield
Welbeck (Verlag)
978-0-233-00567-6 (ISBN)
Arranged chronologically, each general is represented by a double-page spread containing a biography, a list of his most important dates and battles and a map showing all his campaigns. Each commander's most famous victory is illustrated and described in detail on a specially commissioned step-by-step full-colour battle map.
Written by on of Britains most successful commanders Major General Thompson, whose expert analysis provides a rich commentary on each individual genius, from Alexander the Great to Hannibal, Rommel to MacArthur up to Norman Schwarzkopf. This is military history writing at it's best.
Major General Julian Thompson CB OBE served in the Royal Marines for 34 years and commanded the Royal Marine Commandos and the two battalions of the Parachute Regiment during the Falklands War. Since retiring he has been a visiting professor at King's College, London. His books include Carlton's The 1916 Experience (2006), The Victory in Europe Experience (2005) and The Second World War in 100 Objects (2012).
Introduction • General Key to Maps • Alexander the Great • Hannibal • Julius Caesar • Saladin • Maurice of Nassau • Gustavus Adolphus • Oliver Cromwell • Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne • Duke of Marlborough • Maurice Comte de Saxe • Frederick the Great • Alexander Suvorov • Duke of Wellington • Napoleon Bonaparte • Ulysses S. Grant • Robert E. Lee • Paul von Hindenburg • Mustafa Kemal • Arthur Currie • Sir John Monash • Heinz Guderian • Erwin Rommel • Alphonse Juin • Bernard Montgomery • Georgi Zhukov • Douglas MacArthur • Vo Nguyen Giap • Norman Schwarzkopf • Index • Credits.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.02.2019 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 100 clr and b&w photos and illus |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 250 x 280 mm |
| Gewicht | 1220 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-233-00567-6 / 0233005676 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-233-00567-6 / 9780233005676 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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