Masters of the Battlefield - The World's Greatest Military Commanders and their Battles, from Alexander the Great to Norman Schwarzkopf - Hardcover

Major General Julian Thompson expertly analyzes the key movements of some of the most important battles in history, from Cannae and Blenheim to the Anzio Breakout and Operation Desert Storm, to uncover the individual genius of each commander. Their most celebrated victory is described in detail and illustrated by a unique, full color, pull-out map which has been specially produced for this book by an experienced military cartographer, including: Julius Caesar's stunning victory against the Gauls at the Siege of Alesia Washington's brilliant defeat of the British at Yorktown Wellington's closest-run battle at Assaye in India Napoleon's ingenious plan to defeat the Austrians and Russians at Austerlitz Patton's destruction of the German forces at Ardennes Collins's masterful control of Operation Cobra