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Description edit
In this incisive analysis of generals, John Keegan examines the meaning of heroism as represented by Alexander the Great, Wellington, Grant, and Hitler, and argues that generalship, like warfare itself, is a cultural activity that has, through the years, required a change in the very nature of... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Alexander: Add a description of this character.
- Hitler
- Grant
- Darius
- Granicus
- Philip
- Jodi
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Sherman
- Bock
- Paulus
- Julia
- Mcclellan
- Parmenio
- Keitel
- Lincoln
- Haider
- Zeitzler
- Manstein
- Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
- Gaugamela
- Rommel
- Pemberton
- Leeb
- Duke
- Gordon
- Buell
- Donelson
- Rawlins
- Porter
- Clausewitz
- Wallace
- Olympias
- Rundstedt
- Cleitus
- Murray
- Barbarossa
- Robin Lane Fox
- Ludendorff
- Halder
- Albert Speer
Setting & Locations edit
- Lord Wellington
- India
- Waterloo
- Germany
- Europe
- Stalingrad
- Asia Minor
- United States
- Spain
- Greece
- France
- Vicksburg
- Russia
- Britain
- Macedonia
- Rastenburg
- West Point
- Persia
- Moscow
- Salamanca
- Egypt
- Brussels
- Paris
- Portugal
- Thebes
- Illinois
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Mississippi
- America
- Mexico
- Berlin
- Galena
- London
- Italy
- Flanders
- Mahratta
- Hougoumont
- Gaza
- Austria
- England
- Punjab
- Syria
- Athens
- Balkans
- Miletus
- Chattanooga
- Badajoz
First Sentence edit
Imagine a Highland Napoleon.
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Keegan (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Cape
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 022401949X
Page Count: 366
Publisher: Cape
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 022401949X
Page Count: 366
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 355.33041
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