Great Generals of the Ancient World: The Personality, Intellectual, and Leadership Traits That Made Them Great

Great Generals of the Ancient World: The Personality, Intellectual, and Leadership Traits That Made Them Great by RICHARD A. GABRIEL


Authors
RICHARD A. GABRIEL
ISBN
9781399083911
Published
Binding
Paperback
Dimensions
156 x 234mm

The military expert and author of Philip II of Macedonia presents 9 profiles of exemplary leadership from the ancient world. Of the thousands of commanders who served in historys armies, why is it that only a few are remembered as great leaders of men in battle? What combination of personal and circumstantial influences conspire to produce great commanders? What makes a great leader great? Richard A Gabriel analyses the biographies of ten great generals who lived between 1481 BC and AD 632 in an attempt to identify the characteristics of intellect, psychology, personality, and experience that allowed them to tread the path to greatness. Professor Richard Gabriel has selected the ten whom he believes to be the greatest of them all. Those included, and more so those omitted, will surprise many readers. Conspicuous by their absence, for example, are Alexander the Great and Attila the Hun. Richard Gabriel, himself a retired soldier and professor at the Canadian Defence College, uses his selected exemplars to distil the timeless essence of military leadership. AUTHOR: Richard A. Gabriel is a distinguished professor in the Department of History and War Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada and in the Department of Defence Studies at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. He has also been professor of history and politics at the U.S. Army War College and held the Visiting Chair in Military Ethics at the Marine Corps University. A retired U.S. Army officer living in Manchester, New Hampshire, Gabriel is the author of numerous books and articles on military history and other subjects and has made many appearances as an historical expert on TV documentaries. 20 b/w maps and diagrams
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