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Commanders : history's greatest military leaders R.G. Grant
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks U 51 .G73 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grant, R. G.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military biography.
- Generals--Biography.
- Generals.
- Leadership--Case studies.
- Leadership.
- Military history.
- Command of troops--History.
- Command of troops.
- World history.
- Physical Description:
- 360 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 31 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st American ed.
- Other Title:
- History's greatest military leaders
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : DK Pub., 2010.
- Summary:
- From Alexander the Great's conquest of the known world to the generals leading today's campaigns in Afghanistan, "Commanders" casts new light on the leaders who are forging history on the battlefield.
- Contents:
- Heroes of the ancient world, 1500 BCE-500 CE
- Knights and nomads, 500-1450
- Masters of innovation, 1450-1700
- Rulers and reolutionaries, 1660-1850
- Agents of empire, 1850-1914
- Modern commanders, 1914-present.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- HSP cited source: "Victory at Fredericksburg," Historical Society of Pennsylvania collection (Philadelphia History Museum at Atwater Kent) (Page 246).
- OCLC:
- 505422670
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- Publisher description
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