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The Classical Art of Command - Eight Greek Generals Who Shaped the History of Warfare (Hardcover)
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The Classical Art of Command - Eight Greek Generals Who Shaped the History of Warfare (Hardcover)
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This book uniquely looks at the many facets of Greek generalship
through the individual careers of some of the best-known Greek
commanders. They include the Spartan king Leonidas, who embodied
his countrymen's heroic ethos in the battle of Thermopylae against
the Persian invader; the Athenian leader Themistocles, credited as
the architect of Athens' naval power and of the Greek victory over
the Persians; the famous democratic leader, Pericles, who prepared
Athens and directed its conflict with Sparta, known as the
Peloponnesian War; the Athenian general Demosthenes, who deviated
from contemporary conventions of warfare with his innovative
approach; the Spartan general Lysander, who won the Peloponnesian
War for Sparta; Dionysius I of Syracuse, Sicily, arguably the most
innovative and best skilled of the eight generals discussed in this
book; and Epaminondas and Pelopidas who together transformed their
city, Thebes, into an hegemonic power. The book describes the
nature of these leaders' command and the mark they left on Greek
history and warfare. It draws attention to the important role that
personality played in their leadership, which justifies
investigating Greek generalship through the individual careers of
commanders. The book discusses how these generals designed and
executed military campaigns and strategy, and to what degree they
were responsible for the results. The book also looks at how far
the Greek art of command changed during the Classical Age, and how
adaptable it was to different military challenges. Other questions
involve the extent to which a general was a mere leader of the
charge, a battle director or a strategist, and what made both
ancient and modern authorities regard the aforementioned generals
outstanding shapers of Greek military history. The book will appeal
to readers who are new to, but interested in, ancient warfare and
generalship. Original observations and analyses, in addition to
informative notes and bibliography, should make the book attractive
to experts too.
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