Great captains of antiquity / Richard A. Gabriel ; forewords by Mordechai Gichon and David Jablonsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gabriel, Richard A.

Series:

Contributions in military studies ; no. 204.

Contributions in military studies, 0883-6884 ; no. 204

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generals.

Military art and science--History.

Military art and science.

Military history, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn : Praeger, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Gabriel expands upon the groundbreaking work of B. H. Lidell-Hart's Great Captains by offering detailed portraits of six great captains of the ancient world who met the challenges of their age and shaped the future of their societies, and civilization itself, through their actions. He analyzes the lives of Thutmose III of Egypt, Sargon II of Assyria, Philip II of Macedon, Hannibal of Carthage, Scipio Africanus of Republican Rome, and Caesar Augustus of Imperial Rome for the lessons contemporary leaders, particularly military leaders, can learn. While all were great military men, with the exception of Caesar Augustus, they were also great political leaders who, in this capacity more often than through their feats of arms, shaped their societies. All were educated men, and all possessed the quality of imaginative reasoning. A provocative analysis for scholars, students, and general readers of military history and the ancient world. Military personnel will find the parallels to current military organization and thinking particularly valuable.

Contents:

Cover

GREAT CAPTAINS OF ANTIQUITY

Contents

Illustrations

MAPS

FIGURES

Foreword

1 In the Beginning

2 Thutmose III of Egypt (1480-1426 B.C.E.)

3 Sargon II of Assyria (721-705 B.C.E.)

4 Philip II of Macedon (382-336 B.C.E.)

5 Hannibal (247-183 B.C.E.)

6 Scipio Africanus (236-183 B.C.E.)

7 Caesar Augustus (63 B.C.E.-14 C.E.)

8 On the Origins of Great Captains

Notes

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-231) and index.

ISBN:

9798400658990

9780313001208

0313001200

OCLC:

55002831