In Masters of Command, Barry Strauss compares the way the three greatest generals of the ancient world waged war and draws lessons from their experiences that apply on and off the battlefield.
In Masters of Command Barry Strauss explains the qualities these great generals shared, the keys to their success, from ambition and judgment to Leadership itself..
Understanding where each of these three great (but flawed) commanders succeeded and failed can serve anyone who wants to think strategically or who has to demonstrate leadership.
Tactics change, weapons change, but war itself remains much the same throughout the centuries, and a great warrior must know how to define success.
Each general had to be a battlefield tactician and more: a statesman, a strategist, a leader.
Each had to look beyond the battlefield to decide whom to fight, when, and why; to know what victory was and when to end the war; to determine how to bring stability to the lands he conquered.
ALEXANDER, HANNIBAL, CAESAR--each was a master of war.
In Masters of Command, Barry Strauss compares the way the three greatest generals of the ancient world waged war and draws lessons from their experiences that apply on and off the battlefield
