Invincible Generals: Gustavus Adolphus, Marlborough, Frederick the Great, George Washington, Wellington - Hardcover

Haythornthwaite, Philip J

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0253326982 ISBN 13: 9780253326980

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Only a few of even the most famous military commanders of history are worthy of the title "great captain." They were a select band who made such an impact upon the art of war that their influence was evident for many generations, their names becoming almost legendary. Invincible Generals concerns five such commanders, whose careers stretched from the post-medieval world to the advent of "modern warfare" in the late nineteenth century. Included are: Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden "Lion of the North" The Duke of Marlborough "Corporal John" Frederick the Great of Prussia George Washington "the father of his nation" Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington "the Iron Duke"

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From the Back Cover

The five invincible generals discussed in this book were masters of strategy and tactics who were influential far beyond their own campaigns. To chart their achievements is to relate the development of warfare from the 1600s to beyond the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

Edition details

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253326982
• ISBN 13: 9780253326980
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240