книга "Great Commanders of the Early Modern World 1567-1865" — Эндрю РобертсGreat Commanders of the Early Modern World 1567-1865. 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 the Duke of Wellington a strategic genius? How did Oliver Cromwell, a gentleman farmer create an army that overthrew a king and changed the course of British history? Why was Simon Bolivar able to overcome early reverses to become the greatest figure in the Latin American struggle against Spanish colonialism? 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 early modern world. Compiled by an distinguished team of historians (including such names as Antonia Fraser, Saul David and Stephen Brumwell) 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 the Duke of Marlborough to Napoleon Bonaparte, from Robert Clive to Carl von Clausewitz, and from Frederick the Great to Shaka Zulu. | 
