A catalogue of history's greatest military leaders - from the Classical Age to the Napoleonic Era - and what drove them to victory.

• Table of Contents


• Chapter 1: Alexander (356-323 BC)


• Chapter 2: HAN XIN (?-196 BC)


• Chapter 3: HANNIBAL (247-182 BC)


• Chapter 4: PUBLIUS CORNELIUS SCIPIO AFRICANUS (235-183 BC)


• Chapter 5: BELISARIUS (505?-568)


• Chapter 6: CHINGGIS KHAN (1162?-1227)


• Chapter 7: JAN ZIZKA (1360?-1424)


• Chapter 8: ODA NOBUNAGA (1534-1582)


• Chapter 9: GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS (1594-1632)


• Chapter 10: JOHN CHURCHILL, DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH (1650-1722)


• Chapter 11: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (April 29, 1769-1852)


• Chapter 12: NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (August 15, 1769-1821)


• Chapter 13: Lessons Learned

Paul K. Davis is a senior scientist and Research Leader at RAND and a Professor of Policy Analysis in the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His many books include Besieged and 100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the Present, published by Oxford University Press, as well as Deterrence and Influence in Counterterrorism: A Component in the War on Al Qaeda, published by the RAND corporation.