Great Captains Unveiled

by B. H. Liddell Hart

War & Military Biography & Autobiography Middle Ages/Middle History Early Modern

25 chapters7h 0mEnglish1927

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"Great Captains Unveiled" by the eminent military historian Sir Basil Liddell Hart comprises the biographies of six commanders who shaped the development of strategy and tactics. Of the 13th century Mongols, Genghis Khan and his successor-general, Sabutai, the author writes: "Quality rather than quantity was the secret of their amazingly rapid sequence of successes." Careful planning, promotion by merit, tactical precision in battle, good military intelligence, and a highly mobile cavalry were integral to the establishment of the world's largest empire. Liddell Hart then traces the careers of the "Mareschal de Saxe-Military Prophet, Gustavus Adophus-Founder of Modern War, Wallenstein--the Enigma of History, and General Wolfe-Grandsire of the United States." (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)

Chapters (25)

1Ch. 1: Jenghis Khan and Sabutai, Pt. 1

905

2Ch. 1: Jenghis Khan and Sabutai, Pt. 2

1114

3Ch. 1: Jenghis Khan and Sabutai, Pt. 3

868

4Ch. 2: Marechal de Saxe--Military Prophet, Pt. 1

1117

5Ch. 2: Marechal de Saxe--Military Prophet, Pt. 2

1383

6Ch. 2: Marechal de Saxe--Military Prophet, Pt. 3

1099

7Ch. 3: Gustavus Adolphus--Founder of Modern War, Pt. 1

929

8Ch. 3: Gustavus Adolphus--Founder of Modern War, Pt. 2

935

9Ch. 3: Gustavus Adolphus--Founder of Modern War, Pt. 3

1094

10Ch. 3: Gustavus Adolphus--Founder of Modern War, Pt. 4

711

11Ch. 3: Gustavus Adolphus--Founder of Modern War, Pt. 5

908

12Ch. 3: Gustavus Adolphus--Founder of Modern War, Pt. 6

907

13Ch. 3: Gustavus Adolphus--Founder of Modern War, Pt. 7

957

14Ch. 3: Gustavus Adolphus--Founder of Modern War, Pt. 8

830

15Ch. 4: Wallenstein--The Enigma of History, Pt. 1

916

16Ch. 4: Wallenstein--The Enigma of History, Pt. 2

1002

17Ch. 4: Wallenstein--The Enigma of History, Pt. 3

1096

18Ch. 4: Wallenstein--The Enigma of History, Pt. 4

887

19Ch. 4: Wallenstein--The Enigma of History, Pt. 5

1015

20Ch. 5: General Wolfe--Grandsire of the United States. 1727-1927, Pt. 1

1089

21Ch. 5: General Wolfe--Grandsire of the United States. 1727-1927, Pt. 2

1097

22Ch. 5: General Wolfe--Grandsire of the United States. 1727-1927, Pt. 3

941

23Ch. 5: General Wolfe--Grandsire of the United States. 1727-1927, Pt. 4

1020

24Ch. 5: General Wolfe--Grandsire of the United States. 1727-1927, Pt. 5

949

25Ch. 5: General Wolfe--Grandsire of the United States. 1727-1927, Pt. 6

1480

Great Captains Unveiled

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