The book "Great Commanders of the Medieval World 454-1582" — Эндрю РобертсGreat Commanders of the Medieval World 454-1582. В этой книге собраны биографии величайшие полководцев Нового и Новейшего времени - от Морица Нассауского и короля Швеции Густава Адольфа до Моше Даяна и Во Нгуен Зиапа. Какая из побед, одержанных Наполеоном, самая выдающаяся с точки…
What qualities made Attila the Hun a strategist of genius? How did Henry V of England achieve victory at Agincourt for the loss of a few hundred of his men, when the mounted French knights suffered casualties in the thousands? Why was Hernan Cortes able to lead a ragged band of men to bring down the extraordinary power of the Aztec empire? The answers to these and a myriad other fascinating questions can be found in The Art of War, a sumptuous chronological survey of the 25 greatest commanders of the medieval world. Compiled by an distinguished team of historians (including such names as Jonathan Sumption, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto and John Julius norwich) working under the general editorship of Andrew Roberts, The Art of War is an authoritative and beautifully illustrated account of the lives and careers of the 25 greatest military commanders of the period, from William the Conqueror to Genghis Khan, from the Black Prince to Tamerlaine, and from Joan of Arc to Suleyman the Magnificent. | 
