Great Captains Unveiled
Great Captains Unveiled incisively examines the brilliant military careers and intriguing personalities of six masters of the battlefield, all of whom antedate the French Revolution. Jenghis Kahn (1167-1127) and Sabutai (1172-1245) led their Mongol cavalries into the heart of medieval Europe and shook the fabric of its civilization. The French Marchel de Saxe (1696-1750) was one of the greatest generals of his age, a military prophet of rare foresight and author of Reveries, a classic on the art of war. Gustavus Adolphus (1594-1632), the Swedish king during the Thirty Years War and the founder of the modern army emphasized officer education, national recruitment, and the combination of firepower and mobility. Wallenstein (1583-1634) was champion of the Holy Roman Empire and Adolphus' formidable opponent who proved to be a genius of maneuver and psychological warfare. James Wolfe (1727-1759) whose flawless execution of one of the most daring amphibious operations in history virtually gave Canada to the British. Captain Basil Henry Liddell Hart (1895-1970) was himself a renowned military theorist. His Great Captains Unveiled is a seminal work and highly recommended for all military science reading lists.  --Midwest Book Review