How Great Generals Win

"An astute military historian's appraisal of what separates the sheep from the wolves in the great game of War." -Kirkus Reviews

If a key to military victory is to "get there first with the most," the true test of the great general is to decide where "there" is-the enemy's Achilles heel. Here is a narrative account of decisive engagements that succeeded by brilliant strategy more than by direct force. The reader accompanies those who fought, from Roman legionaries and Mongol horsemen to Napo...