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Savior generals : how five great commanders saved wars that were lost, from ancient Greece to Iraq / Victor Davis Hanson.
Traces the stories of Themistocles, Belisarius, William Tecumseh Sherman, Matthew Ridgway, and David Petraeus, evaluating their pivotal military roles and the controversies that marked their careers.
Record details
- ISBN: 160819342X
- ISBN: 9781608193424
- ISBN: 9781608191635
- ISBN: 160819163X
- Physical Description: 305 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-295) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Athens is burning: Themistocles at Salamis-September 480 B.C. -- Byzantium at the brink: the fireman Flavius Belisarius-A.D. 527-559 -- "Atlanta is ours and fairly won": William Tecumseh Sherman's gift to Abraham Lincoln-summer 1864 -- 100 days in Korea: Matthew Ridgway takes over-winter 1950-51 -- Iraq is "lost": David Petraeus and the surge in Iraq-January 2007-May 2008.
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Command of troops > History.
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Ridgway, Matthew B. (Matthew Bunker), 1895-1993 > Military leadership.
Petraeus, David Howell > Military leadership.
Belisarius, approximately 505-565
Petraeus, David Howell.
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Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Themistocles, approximately 524 B.C.-approximately 459 B.C
Command of troops.
Generals. - Genre:
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Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at North Carolina Community Colleges Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Richmond Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Community College Library | UB 200 .H36 2014 (Text) | 30866000842177 | General Collection | Available | - |