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Alexander Capatana writes history as structure—not as myth.
His work rejects the “Great Man” narrative and focuses on the mechanics that make outcomes inevitable: industrial capacity, coordination costs, administrative overload, and systemic lock-in.

His central thesis is simple:

History does not turn on decisions—decisions turn inside systems already in motion.
Wars continue not because leaders insist, but because mobilization becomes irreversible. Empires collapse not because they are defeated, but because scale becomes too expensive to maintain.

Capatana’s books explore the hidden layer beneath events:

War as throughput

Diplomacy as theater

Victory as irreversibility

Empire as constraint

Collapse as accounting

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	LANNES: Before Napoleon Became a Legend, the Empire Was Lannes’ Shadow 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Shadow of Great Men: How History Becomes Inevitable (The Shadow Series Book 1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Shadow of Command : Why Power Arrives After Decisions Are Made (The Shadow Series Book 3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Diplomacy After Choice: Why Negotiation Persists After Outcomes Are Decided (The Closing of Choise Book 2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Alexander Capatana's Blog: Signature quotes (Shadow Series):

How history becomes inevitable

Welcome!
Most history is written backward.
Once an empire exists, ambition is projected onto its origins.
Once a war begins, decision is blamed for what systems made inevitable.
Once collapse arrives, morality is used to explain what arithmetic already decided.
My books attempt something different:
I treat history as a system of constraints, not a sequence of personalities.
Power does not grow cleanly. I Read more of this blog post »

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