The Great Commanders of the Modern World 1866-1975

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Roberts is an eminent historian and writer. His authorial credits include the bestselling A History of English-speaking Peoples since 1900; Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble and Eminent Churchillians Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung A magisterial survey of the military giants of the modern world.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Roberts
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.10.2011
• EAN: 9780857385918
• ISBN: 978-0-85738-591-8
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 199 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Defence strategy, planning & research, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Military and defence strategy