Tactical genius in battle

by Simon Goodenough and Len Deighton

Book Overview

in the history of warfare there have been a number of battles in which the outcome have been decided through the tactical genius of the commander on the battlefield. this book represents twenty -seven... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714819492
• ISBN13: 9780714819495
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Phaidon
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Real Tactics

Excellent summary of many major historical battles won by great tacticians, including Alexander the Great, Napoleon and Sharon. The summaries are brief, but detailed enough to provide the key elements of the battles. The graphics are very helpful. An interesting read for people truely interested in military history without being dry.

From Leuctra to the Battle of France

Simon Goodenough examines the commanders and the battles that made them famous. From Epaminondas at Leuctra, to Erich von Manstein and Heinz Guderian in France in 1940. Who else is profiled? William the Conqueror, the Duke of Marlborough, Napoleon, HoratioNelson, Themistocles, Grant, Belasarius, Alexander the Great, Douglas MacArthur, Ramesses II, Joseph Pilsudski,Montgomery, and current Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.A must read.