Presents An Illustrated History Of War Through The Perspectives Of Leading Protagonists In A Resource That Shares Complementary Profiles Of Period Weaponry, Uniforms, And Key Battles. Introduction: Military Leadership -- The Ancient World. Cyrus The Great : Founder Of The Achaemenid Persian Empire -- Alexander The Great : Macedonian Conqueror Of Western Asia -- Chandragupta : Creator Of The Mauryan Empire In India -- Shi Huangdi : First Emperor Of China -- Hannibal : Daring Carthaginian General Who Challenged The Might Of Rome -- Julius Caesar : Conqueror Of Gaul And Dictator -- Augustus : The First Emperor Of Rome -- Trajan : Roman Emperor Who Expanded The Imperial Domains To Their Greatest Extent -- Belisarius : Byzantine General Who Conquered Italy And North Africa -- The Medieval World. Charlemagne : Leader Of The Franks And First Holy Roman Empire -- Otto The Great : German Holy Roman Emperor Who Defeated The Magyars -- William The Conqueror : Norman Invader Of England -- Saladin : Muslim Victor Over The Crusaders -- Frederick Barbarossa : German Holy Roman Emperor Who Died On Crusade --^ Chingiz Khan : Fearsome Mongol Leader Who Created The Largest Empire In Europe -- Timur : Creator Of A Great Central Asian Empire -- Edward I : King Of England Who Conquered Wales And Campaigned In Scotland -- Robert Bruce : Scottish King Who Defeated The English -- Jan Žižka : Czech General Who Never Lost A Battle -- János Hunyadi : Hungarian National Hero Who Defeated The Turks -- The Age Of Empires And Revolution. Hernando Cortés : Spanish Conqueror Of The Aztecs -- Francisco Pizarro : Destroyer Of The Inca Empire -- Sultan Selim I : Supreme Ottoman Leader Who Vanquished The Mamluks Of Egypt -- Süleyman The Magnificent : Supreme Ottoman Sultan Who Waged The Italian Wars -- Babur : Maghal Conqueror Of Northern India -- Akbar : Builder Of The Mughal Empire -- Toyotomi Hideyoshi : Great Unifier Of Japan -- Shah Abbas I : Safavid Ruler Tho Built Iran Into A Great Power -- Gustavus Adolphus : Great Swedish Commander And King During The Thirty Years' War --^ Turenne : Able French Marshal In The Age Of Louis Xiv -- Oliver Cromwell : Victorious General In The British Civil Wars -- Jan Sobieski : Polish King Who Triumphed Over The Turks At Vienna -- Peter The Great :russian Tsar Who Defeated The Swedes In The Great Northern War -- Duke Of Marlborough : English Victor Of The Battle Of Blenheim -- Frederick The Great : King Of Prussia Who Defeated The Austrians -- Nader Shah : Iranian King And Great 18-th Century Warrior -- Qianlong Emperor : Expansionist Ruler Of The Qing Dynasty -- George Washington : Inspiring Rebel Commander And First American President -- Napolean : Emperor Of France And Conqueror Of Much Of Europe -- Horatio Nelson : British Naval Hero Against France -- Duke Of Wellington : British Victor Over Napolean -- The Modern Age. Shaka Zulu : Leader Who Forged A New Force In Southern Africa --^ Simón Bolívar : Hero Of The Latin American Wars Of Independence --giuseppe Garibaldi : Flamboyant Nationalist General In The Wars Of Italian Unification -- Moltke The Elder : Key Prussian General In The Wars Of German Unification -- Ulysses S. Grant : Victorious Union General In The American Civil War -- Robert E. Lee : Masterful Confederate Commander Of The Army Of Northern Virginia -- Menelik : Ethiopian Ruler Who Repulsed The Italian Invasion -- Garnet Wolseley : Key General Of British Imperialism -- Admiral Togo : Japanese Commander Who Destroyed The Russian Fleet -- Marshal Foch : French General And Commander Of Allied Forces In World War I -- Erich Ludendorff : Leading German General Of World War I -- Mustafa Kemal : Great Turkish Nationalist Leader -- Erich Von Manstein : Ablest Of Hitler's Generals -- Dwight D. Eisenhower : Supreme Allied Commander During World War Ii -- Georgy Zhukov : Greatest Soviet General Of World War Ii --^ Admiral Nimitz L Successful Commander Of American Naval Forces Against Japan -- Vo Nguyen Giap : North Vietamese General Who Defeated The French And Americans. Edited By Jeremy Black. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 296-299) And Index.

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