The Soul of Battle
From Ancient Times to the Present Day, How Three Great Liberators Vanquished Tyranny
Hanson, Victor Davis
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
Victor David Hanson, author of the highly regarded classic The Western Way of War, presents an audacious and controversial theory of what contributes to the success of military campaigns.
Examining in riveting detail the campaigns of three brilliant generals who led largely untrained forces to victory over tyrannical enemies, Hanson shows how the moral confidence with which these generals imbued their troops may have been as significant as any military strategy they utilized. Theban general Epaminondas marched an army of farmers two hundred miles to defeat their Spartan overlords and forever change the complexion of Ancient Greece. William Tecumseh Sherman led his motley army across the South, ravaging the landscape and demoralizing the citizens in the defense of right. And George S. Patton commanded the recently formed Third Army against the German forces in the West, nearly completing the task before his superiors called a halt. Intelligent and dramatic, The Soul of Battle is narrative history at it’s best and a work of great moral conviction.
BOOK REVIEWS
Most enjoyable. [A] strong point of view and robust prose.The Wall Street Journal
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0385720599
ISBN(13-digit): 9780385720595
Copyright: 2001
Dewey Decimal: 355/.009
Library of Congress: 00063979
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 480
Paper Weight (lb): 0.9
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