Description
In five sharply drawn military portraits, this study examines commanders who transformed seemingly inevitable defeat into strategic victory: Themistocles at Salamis, Belisarius on Byzantium’s frontier, William T. Sherman at Atlanta, Matthew Ridgway in Korea, and David Petraeus in Iraq. Spanning the ancient world to the modern era, it explores how decisive leadership, adaptability, courage, and a willingness to challenge conventional wisdom can alter the course of wars—and history itself. Through compact, vividly reasoned analysis, the book argues that even in an age of advanced technology, victory ultimately depends on human judgment and leadership.
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paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published Jan 1, 2014
321 pages
ISBN: 9781608193424
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Details
First Published
2013
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Savior Generals by Victor Davis Hanson.