An edition of The Savior Generals (2013)
The savior generals
how five great commanders saved wars that were lost, from ancient Greece to Iraq
By Victor Davis Hanson
Publish Date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Language
eng
Pages
305
Description:
Traces the stories of Themistocles, Belisarius, William Tecumseh Sherman, Matthew Ridgway, and David Petraeus, evaluating their pivotal military roles and the controversies that marked their careers.
subjects: Military art and science, history, Command of troops, Generals, Military leadership, Biography, History, Themistocles, approximately 524 b.c.-approximately 459 b.c., Sherman, william t. (william tecumseh), 1820-1891, Ridgway, matthew b. (matthew bunker), 1895-1993, Generals, biography
People: Matthew B. Ridgway (1895-1993), Themistocles (approximately 524 B.C.-approximately 459 B.C), David Howell Petraeus, Belisarius (approximately 505-565), William T. Sherman (1820-1891)