Wordsworth Dictionary of Military Biography The Lives of Warrior Kings and Commanders from Ataturk to Zhukov

Outlines the fascinating biographical details & often brutal careers of the 200 most outstanding land commanders from the 10th to the 20th century. From Brian Boru & Boleslav I to Major-General Lorde Wingate & Marshal Zhukov, this intriguing work of reference will be of immense value to the scholar & journalist & will provide hours of browsing pleasure for the amateur historian & military enthusiast. Lesser-known pioneers of particular methods of warfare are included, along with great military theorists such as Carl von Clausewitz & Captain Sir Basil Liddell-Hart. Dictionary format.Windrow, Martin is the author of 'Wordsworth Dictionary of Military Biography The Lives of Warrior Kings and Commanders from Ataturk to Zhukov', published 1997 under ISBN 9780788191640 and ISBN 0788191640.