500 Great Military LeadersThis insightful encyclopedia examines the most influential commanders who have shaped military history and the course of world events from ancient times to the present.Spencer C. Tucker
“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion,” is my favorite quote from the famous Greek military leader Alexander III of Macedonia, also known as Alexander the Great(Alexander The Great Quotes, 2012). Alexander knew battles...
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121 Words 1 Page Open Document George was one of the greatest military leaders that the United States has ever seen. He believed that it was essential for a general to stand out from his troops. He wore a colorful uniform and brought around his signature ivory-handled pistols wherever he we...
“A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty.”— James Madison “I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their ...
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Truly worldwide in scope, the book ranges from China and India to Africa, and from Europe to the Americas, focusing in detail on more than one hundred major military leaders, their associates, and their opponents. All the great commanders are here: Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Julius ...
(Only the PART 1 in this post, refer to PART 2 for the rest of the quotes).My rating: 8/10My review: I really enjoyed this book. It's not a pleasant subject, but it's an overwhelmingly underrated topic for how much this occurs. As a person who feels safer in a forest than in...
But the Communism emerging today looks nothing like that. In fact, I sometimes wonder if that old form of Communism still preserved in North Korea — gray ugly cities, lavish military displays, and closed borders — is not adeliberatedistraction from the real communist threat spreading over human...
All great leaders have many similarities with one another. Leaders all over the globe have the ability to gain the support of their people and to keep it, which is definitely a challenge, but generally the way that’s done is the same for all leaders. But, the differences between leader’...