Battles of the Great Commanders

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I f 5 ' ' V "M 1 i ¦¦¦ ÍÍTul j. f ; ! : . Í : j ! í ii . | Twenty famous victories, won by somé of the most outstanding field commanders in history, are dramatically portrayed in this unique book. Selected because of their vitai contribution to the development of battlefield tactics, the commanders in this book span more than two thousand years of warfare, from Alexander the Great's triumph at Gaugamela in 331 BC to Moshe Dayan's successful Sinai Campaign of 1956. The battles chosen reveal the vitai links between the manner in which victory was achieved and the military skill and leadership of each great commander. Ali twenty commanders were truly remarkable men, with a deep understanding of military matters, a profound belief in ultimate success and the ability to inspire unswerving loyalty in their followers. Detailed character studies of each commander reveal the formative influences on their early lives, capture the essence of their intense personal magnetism and explain the... Tovább

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I f 5 ' ' V "M 1 i ¦¦¦ ÍÍTul j. f ; ! : . Í : j ! í ii . | Twenty famous victories, won by somé of the most outstanding field commanders in history, are dramatically portrayed in this unique book. Selected because of their vitai contribution to the development of battlefield tactics, the commanders in this book span more than two thousand years of warfare, from Alexander the Great's triumph at Gaugamela in 331 BC to Moshe Dayan's successful Sinai Campaign of 1956. The battles chosen reveal the vitai links between the manner in which victory was achieved and the military skill and leadership of each great commander. Ali twenty commanders were truly remarkable men, with a deep understanding of military matters, a profound belief in ultimate success and the ability to inspire unswerving loyalty in their followers. Detailed character studies of each commander reveal the formative influences on their early lives, capture the essence of their intense personal magnetism and explain the drive and ambition that spurred each of them to battle - and victory. The crucial moments in each of the battles are brilliantly and meticulously reconstructed in full colour. The illustrations - many of them using the computer graphics techniques so successful in earlier volumes in this series - depict not only battle formations, and the uniforms and weapons used by each side, but alsó explain the tactical basis on which victory was secured. The successful ploy of attacking on a single flank was used by Genghis Khan at the Battle of Indus in 1221 and again by Rommel, more than seven centuries later, at the Battle of Gazala in 1942. Even against seemingly impossible odds the correct and bold use of strategy can ensure success, as when Henry V defeated the vastly superior forces of the French at Agincourt in 1415 by arranging his bowmen in zigzag formation, something rarely done before. In every victory there is defeat. Battles of the Great Commanders examines the opponents in each battle, contrasting the qualities and performance of conqueror and conquered and teliing of the loser's ultimate fate. Equally, each battle is placed in its historical context, with explanations of why it was fought and the consequences of the outcome. A wealth of photographs and illustrations, including full-page portraits of each commander and maps of campaigns, battle orders and tactics, bring history to life in a new and exciting way. Vissza