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Οι 100 μεγαλύτεροι στρατηγοί όλων των εποχών: Μεγάλοι στρατηγοί που χάραξαν την ιστορία του κόσμου
-Τζορτζ Ουάσιγκτον, Ο άνθρωπος που πρωτοστάτησε στην Αμερικανική Επανάσταση. Ο πατέρας του έθνους των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών, που έγινε ο παγκόσμιος κυρίαρχος. -Αλέξανδρος ο Μέγας, Ο νεότερος και ευφυέστερος στρατηλάτης όλων των εποχών. Ο άνθρωπος που διέδωσε το ελληνικό πνεύμα σε ολόκληρο τον κόσμο, εκτείνοντας τα όρια του ελληνικού βασιλείου έως την Ινδία. -Αννίβας, Ο ατρόμητος Καρχηδόνας που σκόρπισε τον τρόμο στις ανίκητες ρωμαϊκές λεγεώνες. -Δον Χουάν, Ο ηγέτης που αναχαίτισε την οθωμανική ορμή στην περίφημη Ναυμαχία της Ναυπάκτου. -Ναπολέων Βοναπάρτης, Ο κοντοδεκαννέας που έγινε στρατάρχης της Γαλλίας και κατόπιν αυτοκράτωρ. Ο ηγέτης που κατέκτησε όλη την Ευρώπη, φθάνοντας μέχρι την Αίγυπτο. -Αδόλφος Χίτλερ, Ο μοιραίος Αυστριακός που ευθύνεται για τον μεγαλύτερο και αιματηρότερο πόλεμο όλων των εποχών. Μεγάλες ηγετικές μορφές που διαμόρφωσαν την Ιστορία του κόσμου. Ο Μάικλ Λι Λάνινγκ μας παρουσιάζει τις σύντομες βιογραφίες των μεγαλύτερων στρατιωτικών ηγετών όλων των εποχών και τις τακτικές που εφήρμοσαν στα πεδία των μαχών.
488 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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About the author
Michael Lee Lanning
40 books12 followersLieutenant Colonel Michael Lee Lanning (USA, Ret.) is an American retired military officer and writer of non-fiction, mostly military history.
After spending his early life in Texas, in 1964 Michael Lee Lanning graduated from Trent High School (Trent, Texas) and entered Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas), where in 1968 he earned a BS in Agricultural Education.
Upon graduation from Texas A&M in 1968, Lanning was commissioned a second lieutenant and received infantry, airborne, and ranger training at Fort Benning, Georgia. After serving as a platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, he was ordered to the Republic of Vietnam where he served as an infantry platoon leader, reconnaissance platoon leader, and rifle company commander in the 2d Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade. During subsequent tours of duty he served throughout the United States and Germany, as (among other things) an instructor in the U.S. Army Ranger School, a mechanized infantry company commander in the 3rd Infantry Division, and executive officer of an infantry battalion in the 1st Cavalry Division. He also served in several non-command assignments, including positions as public affairs officer, serving in that role first for General H. Norman Schwarzkopf and later as a member of the Department of Defense public affairs office. In 1979, he earned an MS in Journalism from East Texas State University (Commerce, TX); he was selected to attend the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (Fort Leavenworth, KS) that same year.
Lt. Col. Lanning's first book, 'The Only War We Had: A Platoon Leader's Journal of Vietnam' was published by Ivy Books/Ballantine Books/Random House, Inc. in September 1987.
After spending his early life in Texas, in 1964 Michael Lee Lanning graduated from Trent High School (Trent, Texas) and entered Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas), where in 1968 he earned a BS in Agricultural Education.
Upon graduation from Texas A&M in 1968, Lanning was commissioned a second lieutenant and received infantry, airborne, and ranger training at Fort Benning, Georgia. After serving as a platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, he was ordered to the Republic of Vietnam where he served as an infantry platoon leader, reconnaissance platoon leader, and rifle company commander in the 2d Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade. During subsequent tours of duty he served throughout the United States and Germany, as (among other things) an instructor in the U.S. Army Ranger School, a mechanized infantry company commander in the 3rd Infantry Division, and executive officer of an infantry battalion in the 1st Cavalry Division. He also served in several non-command assignments, including positions as public affairs officer, serving in that role first for General H. Norman Schwarzkopf and later as a member of the Department of Defense public affairs office. In 1979, he earned an MS in Journalism from East Texas State University (Commerce, TX); he was selected to attend the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (Fort Leavenworth, KS) that same year.
Lt. Col. Lanning's first book, 'The Only War We Had: A Platoon Leader's Journal of Vietnam' was published by Ivy Books/Ballantine Books/Random House, Inc. in September 1987.
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May 19, 2024
A thorough book showing how the military changed over the years. The details are impressive and simultaneously gruesome. The treatment of these heroes was awful until recently.
In my 24 years in the military, I was frequently instructed the the military reflects the country in various ways. This book reflects that statement as being sadly true.
A difficult read but so powerful in its honesty.
I highly recommend.
In my 24 years in the military, I was frequently instructed the the military reflects the country in various ways. This book reflects that statement as being sadly true.
A difficult read but so powerful in its honesty.
I highly recommend.
September 29, 2019
While both have their own respective drawbacks, I'd prefer Britain over America any day. When I confess to this in front of anyone, the staple question is "Why?"
This little booklet (/article), is on one of the points I make. That, concerning slavery and racism and all, Britain has always been, and is still, if not much, then just a little bit better than America.
And while I'm reviewing this, let me also say, Washington, was an a-hole, and maybe if we read even a little bit about him, we'd stop printing him on our dollar bills.
Washington was not for a place where negroes roamed among the white Americans (if Washington doesn't remind you of Hitler's propaganda, I'm sorry). He himself was a slave owner.
Also, Jefferson, while drafting the Declaration Of Independence does write "all men are equal" but doesn't specify if he was against or for slavery. Also, Jefferson, a slave owner, had included a clause condemning the
British King George III for interfering with colonial law prohibiting
the future importation of slaves, but even that was deleted in the final
draft after opposition from representatives from Georgia and South
Carolina.
The founding fathers of America, had no plans of incorporating the slaves into the society.
Even when slaves were recruited into the army, sent to front lines to be killed, they still refused to count them in as humans. Promised freedom, which they themselves had snatched from them.
This booklet (/article) tells a lot in a few pages.
Would recommend
This little booklet (/article), is on one of the points I make. That, concerning slavery and racism and all, Britain has always been, and is still, if not much, then just a little bit better than America.
And while I'm reviewing this, let me also say, Washington, was an a-hole, and maybe if we read even a little bit about him, we'd stop printing him on our dollar bills.
Washington was not for a place where negroes roamed among the white Americans (if Washington doesn't remind you of Hitler's propaganda, I'm sorry). He himself was a slave owner.
Also, Jefferson, while drafting the Declaration Of Independence does write "all men are equal" but doesn't specify if he was against or for slavery. Also, Jefferson, a slave owner, had included a clause condemning the
British King George III for interfering with colonial law prohibiting
the future importation of slaves, but even that was deleted in the final
draft after opposition from representatives from Georgia and South
Carolina.
The founding fathers of America, had no plans of incorporating the slaves into the society.
Even when slaves were recruited into the army, sent to front lines to be killed, they still refused to count them in as humans. Promised freedom, which they themselves had snatched from them.
This booklet (/article) tells a lot in a few pages.
Would recommend
March 30, 2016
Personal Response: I believe that this book could be ranked better. Military 100 could have included more field commanders in my opinion, however for the purpose that this book is written, this book is written and ranked excellently. The only thing I wish that this book included was variety; every entry about every person was nearly identical: he/she did this, and influenced a certain countrie(s).
Plot: Military 100 ranks the top 100 influential military leaders of history. The book contains no plot otherwise. While reading the book there are the few expected genrals, like George Washington and Eisenhower, but ut also views the generals of the "enemies" throughout history like Hitler and Stalin. I found the listing of Joanne The Arc odd, because of the lack of evidence for her very existence. What I did find interesting in this book is the way tactics are described, which is rarely. When tactics were discussed however I found that I really enjoyed the ways they were described.
Recommendations: I would recommend this book to any history minors. I found the book very informative and interesting, but dull at times because of how recycled the sentences seemed.
Plot: Military 100 ranks the top 100 influential military leaders of history. The book contains no plot otherwise. While reading the book there are the few expected genrals, like George Washington and Eisenhower, but ut also views the generals of the "enemies" throughout history like Hitler and Stalin. I found the listing of Joanne The Arc odd, because of the lack of evidence for her very existence. What I did find interesting in this book is the way tactics are described, which is rarely. When tactics were discussed however I found that I really enjoyed the ways they were described.
Recommendations: I would recommend this book to any history minors. I found the book very informative and interesting, but dull at times because of how recycled the sentences seemed.
May 26, 2021
This book is a little dry, but does tell the people of military history. My only gripe giving it three stars is that it lacks people from Ancient History except Caesar, Alexander the Great & a couple others. Agrippa (the general of Emperor Augusta) or Xerxes the Great for example need to on this list, the all time list is a stretch. This really is a list of people of the last 800 years.
November 11, 2011
If you are into military history this would be a good book to read. This book is very informative on the African Americans in our history. You will learn about things that are not in our History books. The military was the first to establish equal rights for the African Americans after World War II and it leads the US in doing this. Look at the number of African Americans that now lead our soldiers, airman, and naval personal in the military today.
June 22, 2015
Excellent resource on military leaders, and I felt the author's criteria for his ranking system (mentioned in the title, even) justified where he placed various people on the list.
(I must've read a different printing or edition of this, because I bought and read the book by about the end of 2000, and my copy has a totally different cover than any showing up on Goodreads {at least as of 6/21/15}.)
(I must've read a different printing or edition of this, because I bought and read the book by about the end of 2000, and my copy has a totally different cover than any showing up on Goodreads {at least as of 6/21/15}.)
June 16, 2012
Учась в военном институте было очень сложно обойти стороной эту книгу, которая только усилила интерес не только к военным персонам, а ещё и к вопросу лидерства.
Лидерством в те времена я не особо блистал, но книга серьёзно повлияла на моё будущее мировоззрение и интерес к этой теме очень сильно возрос.
Лидерством в те времена я не особо блистал, но книга серьёзно повлияла на моё будущее мировоззрение и интерес к этой теме очень сильно возрос.
July 31, 2021
I liked this book with its easy chapters about leaders. Just a few pages about every leader made it perfect to read about one or two person, with the added argument of why the leader was included and in what order. Lists you can discuss ... well, over innumerable cups of coffee or jugs of beer :-) .
From the viewpoint of Western society of course, but with a sprinkling of other leaders.
From the viewpoint of Western society of course, but with a sprinkling of other leaders.
July 18, 2007
The perfect book for someone who likes history but doesn't have time to read. Or for someone who has bad ADD that prevents them from reading a book. Although I sometimes disagreed on the order of the people he picked, I enjoyed his analysis of each leader.
October 9, 2009
A look at those leaders from military history who made Michael Lanning's Top 100 list of military commanders; from General Allenby and the WWI campaign in Palestine, to George Washington and the rebellion that established the United States as an independant nation.
September 24, 2007
A listing of this type is sure to cause arguments. The author explains briefly and eloquently why he arranged his list in such a way.
November 15, 2011
There are a few rankings that I disagree with, but that is to be expected.
May 19, 2009
Interesting biographies of great military men in history, along with the battles that made them famous.
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