Great military leaders and their campaigns
(Book)
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Published:
London : Thames & Hudson, [2008].
Format:
Book
ISBN:
0500251452, 9780500251454
Physical Desc:
304 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 33 cm
Status:
Pine River Adult Non-Fiction
HISTORY / Military
Description
This authoritative and magnificently illustrated book examines the entire history of war through the eyes of the leading protagonists, from Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC to Vo Nguyen Giap in the 20th century. The large format allows for a full display of illustrations and spectacular battle reconstructions.
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Language:
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
This authoritative and magnificently illustrated book examines the entire history of war through the eyes of the leading protagonists, from Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC to Vo Nguyen Giap in the 20th century. The large format allows for a full display of illustrations and spectacular battle reconstructions.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Black, J. (2008). Great military leaders and their campaigns. London, Thames & Hudson.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Black, Jeremy, 1955-. 2008. Great Military Leaders and Their Campaigns. London, Thames & Hudson.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Black, Jeremy, 1955-, Great Military Leaders and Their Campaigns. London, Thames & Hudson, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Black, Jeremy. Great Military Leaders and Their Campaigns. London, Thames & Hudson, 2008.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction: Military leadership -- The ancient world. Cyrus the Great : founder of the Achaemenid Persian empire -- Alexander the Great : Macedonian conqueror of Western Asia -- Chandragupta : creator of the Mauryan empire in India -- Shi Huangdi : first emperor of China -- Hannibal : daring Carthaginian general who challenged the might of Rome -- Julius Caesar : conqueror of Gaul and dictator -- Augustus : the first emperor of Rome -- Trajan : Roman emperor who expanded the imperial domains to their greatest extent -- Belisarius : Byzantine general who conquered Italy and North Africa -- The medieval world. Charlemagne : leader of the Franks and first Holy Roman empire -- Otto the Great : German Holy Roman emperor who defeated the Magyars -- William the Conqueror : Norman invader of England -- Saladin : Muslim victor over the Crusaders -- Frederick Barbarossa : German Holy Roman emperor who died on crusade -- Chingiz Khan : fearsome Mongol leader who created the largest empire in Europe -- Timur : creator of a great central Asian empire -- Edward I : King of England who conquered Wales and campaigned in Scotland -- Robert Bruce : Scottish king who defeated the English -- Jan Zǐzǩa : Czech general who never lost a battle -- Jańos Hunyadi : Hungarian national hero who defeated the Turks -- The age of empires and revolution. Hernando Corteś : Spanish conqueror of the Aztecs -- Francisco Pizarro : destroyer of the Inca empire -- Sultan Selim I : supreme Ottoman leader who vanquished the Mamluks of Egypt -- Sul̈eyman the Magnificent : supreme Ottoman sultan who waged the Italian wars -- Babur : Maghal conqueror of northern India -- Akbar : builder of the Mughal empire -- Toyotomi Hideyoshi : great unifier of Japan -- Shah Abbas I : Safavid ruler tho built Iran into a great power -- Gustavus Adolphus : great Swedish commander and king during the Thirty Years' War -- Turenne : able French marshal in the age of Louis XIV -- Oliver Cromwell : victorious general in the British civil wars -- Jan Sobieski : Polish king who triumphed over the Turks at Vienna -- Peter the Great :Russian tsar who defeated the Swedes in the great northern war -- Duke of Marlborough : English victor of the Battle of Blenheim -- Frederick the Great : King of Prussia who defeated the Austrians -- Nader Shah : Iranian king and great 18-th century warrior -- Qianlong Emperor : expansionist ruler of the Qing dynasty -- George Washington : inspiring rebel commander and first American president -- Napolean : Emperor of France and conqueror of much of Europe -- Horatio Nelson : British naval hero against France -- Duke of Wellington : British victor over Napolean -- The modern age. Shaka Zulu : leader who forged a new force in southern Africa -- Simoń Boliv́ar : hero of the Latin American Wars of Independence --Giuseppe Garibaldi : flamboyant Nationalist general in the Wars of Italian Unification -- Moltke the Elder : key Prussian general in the Wars of German unification -- Ulysses S. Grant : victorious Union general in the American Civil War -- Robert E. Lee : masterful Confederate commander of the army of northern Virginia -- Menelik : Ethiopian ruler who repulsed the Italian invasion -- Garnet Wolseley : key general of British imperialism -- Admiral Togo : Japanese commander who destroyed the Russian fleet -- Marshal Foch : French general and commander of Allied Forces in World War I -- Erich Ludendorff : leading German general of World War I -- Mustafa Kemal : great Turkish Nationalist leader -- Erich von Manstein : ablest of Hitler's generals -- Dwight D. Eisenhower : supreme Allied commander during World War II -- Georgy Zhukov : greatest Soviet general of World War II -- Admiral Nimitz L successful commander of American naval forces against Japan -- Vo Nguyen Giap : North Vietamese general who defeated the French and Americans. | |
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