This book offers a compilation of biographies of the world's leading soldiers, sailors and airmen, from earliest times right up to the Gulf War. From Agrippa to Zhukov via Cromwell, Hitler, Napoleon, and Schwarzkopf, the 3,000 entries in this reference work provide detailed profiles of the world's greatest military leaders and thinkers. Each entry includes an overview of the subject and details of the major wars, battles and campaigns in which they participated and a narrative of their life, including an evaluation of the subject's character, abilities and contributions, together with a brief bibliography of books on each subject.
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New York, West Point, United States, American Revolutionary War, Napoleonic Wars, Bull Run, South Carolina, Russo-Japanese War, French Revolutionary, Marine Corps, Baton Rouge, New Jersey, North Carolina, Sir John, West Indies, North Africa, New Orleans, King Charles, Sir Charles, Sir William, Army War College, Army Staff College, Mexico City, Pearl Harbor, War of the Austrian Succession New!
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early career unknown, principal war, temporary lieutenant general, tenacious commander, temporary major general, temporary brigadier general, army vice minister, graduated from the military academy, temporary colonel, promoted generalleutnant, made vice chief, graduated from the naval academy, appointed magister militum, temporary lieutenant colonel, resourceful commander, brevetted colonel, capable staff officer, new imperial army, promoted generalmajor, inspector general for military education, birth date unknown, general staff school, breveted colonel, brevetted lieutenant colonel, competent strategist Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, West Point, United States, American Revolutionary War, Napoleonic Wars, Bull Run, South Carolina, Russo-Japanese War, French Revolutionary, Marine Corps, Baton Rouge, New Jersey, North Carolina, Sir John, West Indies, North Africa, New Orleans, King Charles, Sir Charles, Sir William, Army War College, Army Staff College, Mexico City, Pearl Harbor, War of the Austrian Succession New!
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- Ulysses S. Grant: Defender Of The Union (Civil War Generals) by Earle Rice in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Rising Tide: The Untold Story Of The Russian Submarines That Fought The Cold War by Gary E. Weir in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Armored Cav (Tom Clancy's Military Reference) by Tom Clancy in Back Matter
- The Uncivil War: Irregular Warfare in the Upper South, 1861-1865 (Campaigns and Commanders) by Robert Russell Mackey in Back Matter
- Military History's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Improbable Victories, Unlikely Heroes, and Other Martial Oddities (Brassey's Most Wanted Series) by M. Evan Brooks in Back Matter
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