Urban, Mark
Generals: Ten British Commanders Who Shaped the World
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780571224876
- author:
- Urban, Mark
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2006
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 127 mm X 199 mm
- Genre:
- Biography: general
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Ten British generals who shaped the world's history are brought to life in this engaging biography. From Wellington and Kitchener to Montgomery, their stories reveal both brilliant successes and fatal flaws.
Their careers were often marked by difficult decisions made within Britain's parliamentary democracy, as well as against powerful tyrants and despots. This book explores the complexities of leadership and the consequences that followed.
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