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Masters of Command Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership

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ISBN-10: 1439164495

ISBN-13: 9781439164495

Edition: 2013

Authors: Barry Strauss

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InMasters of Command,Barry Strauss compares the way the three greatest generals of the ancient world waged war and draws lessons from their experiences that apply on and off the battlefield.Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar—each was a master of war. Each had to look beyond the battlefield to decide whom to fight, when, and why; to know what victory was and when to end the war; to determine how to bring stability to the lands he conquered. Each general had to be a battlefield tactician and more: a statesman, a strategist, a leader.Tactics change, weapons change, but war itself remains much the same throughout the centuries, and a great warrior must know how to define success. Understanding where…    
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List price: $25.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/21/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.37" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Professor of history and classics at Cornell University, Barry Strauss holds a Ph.D. from Yale. He has been awarded fellowships by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Academy in Rome, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, The MacDowell Colony for the Arts, the Korea Foundation, and the Killam Foundation of Canada. He is the recipient of the Clark Award for excellence in teaching from Cornell. He is Chair of Cornell's Department of History, Director of Cornell's Program on Freedom and Free Societies, and Past Director of Cornell's Peace Studies Program. His many publications include Athens After the Peloponnesian War: Class, Faction, and Policy, 403-386…    

Author's Note
Chronology
Glossary of Key Names
Maps
Ten Qualities of Successful Commanders
Attack
Resistance
Clash
Closing the Net
Knowing When to Stop
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
A Note on Sources
Notes
Index