Hubris: The Tragedy of War in the Twentieth Century

An "eminently provocative and readable" history examining six critical battles of the early twentieth century (The Wall Street Journal).

Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years and in this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation, and geopolitical goals of aggressors and defenders to reveal the one trait that links them all: hubris.

In Greek tragedy, hubris ...