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Great Captains of Antiquity
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Richard A. Gabriel
Forewords by Mordechai Gichon and David Jablonsky
Book Code: GM1285
ISBN: 0-313-31285-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31285-4
264 pages, maps
Greenwood Press
Publication: 11/30/2000
List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £75.00)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions in Military Studies
Series Number: 204
Reviews:
  • Gabriel's clear and lively writing style and his obvious interest in the subject make his book an enjoyable reading experience....General audiences and undergraduates will find the book interesting.
    —Choice Reviews
  • Astute readers will expect an old-fashioned brand of history from the title of this book. They will not be disappointed...lively, detailed, and engaging...
    —The Historian
  • What British soldiers and author Lidell-Hart began, Gabriel has continued. There is much so many of us can learn from the great leaders of any era. That Gabriel's study of six great military leaders makes darn good reading is just an added bonus.
    —Star-Banner
  • Endorsement From Colonel Micha Popper, Ph.D.
    Commandant, 1986-1990
    Israeli Defense Force Leadership School:     The education of the Israeli Officer is strongly grounded in the study of military history. In its human dimensions. leadership of men in battle has changed little over the millennia so that the study of history's great commanders has much to teach the officer of today's Israeli Defense Force. Dr. Gabriel's Great Captains of Antiquity provides the modern officer with a penetrating insight into the character, psychology, and abilities of six of the greatest combat commanders in history. Gabriel writes history of the most valuable and pragmatic sort, history from which a new generation of combat commanders may learn much. This book is a valuable teaching tool for military colleges and will surely be widely read by serious students of military history.
Description: Gabriel expands upon the groundbreaking work of B. H. Lidell-Hart's Great Captains by offering detailed portraits of six great captains of the ancient world who met the challenges of their age and shaped the future of their societies, and civilization itself, through their actions. He analyzes the lives of Thutmose III of Egypt, Sargon II of Assyria, Philip II of Macedon, Hannibal of Carthage, Scipio Africanus of Republican Rome, and Caesar Augustus of Imperial Rome for the lessons contemporary leaders, particularly military leaders, can learn. While all were great military men, with the exception of Caesar Augustus, they were also great political leaders who, in this capacity more often than through their feats of arms, shaped their societies. All were educated men, and all possessed the quality of imaginative reasoning. A provocative analysis for scholars, students, and general readers of military history and the ancient world. Military personnel will find the parallels to current military organization and thinking particularly valuable.
Table of Contents:
  • In the Beginning
  • Thutmose III of Egypt
  • Sargon II of Assyria
  • Philip II of Macedon
  • Hannibal
  • Scipio Africanus
  • Caesar Augustus
  • On the Origins of Great Captains
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 00-029422
LCC Class: U29
Dewey Class: 355
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