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Generals and warlords, princes and kings, field marshals and war chiefs. Books written by and about history's most successful military leaders from Alexander to Ahmad Shah Massoud.

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1	Alexander the Great by Philip Freeman (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 6,598 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
2	Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy by Philip Freeman (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 1,926 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
3	Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership by Barry S. Strauss 4.02 avg rating — 914 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
4	Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy 4.25 avg rating — 13,974 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
5	Alaric the Goth: An Outsider's History of the Fall of Rome by Douglas Boin (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 1,165 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	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
6	Warrior of God: Jan Zizka and the Hussite Revolution by Victor Verney 3.81 avg rating — 116 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	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
7	Oliver Cromwell: Commander in Chief by Ronald Hutton 4.18 avg rating — 119 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	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
8	Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation by Peter Cozzens (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 708 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	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
9	Grant by Ron Chernow 4.50 avg rating — 47,236 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	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
10	Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford 4.07 avg rating — 88,361 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	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
11	Marlborough: England's Fragile Genius by Richard Holmes 3.87 avg rating — 178 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	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
12	Wellington: The Path to Victory 1769-1814 by Rory Muir 4.42 avg rating — 192 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	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
13	Napoleon: The Man behind the Myth by Adam Zamoyski 4.28 avg rating — 1,730 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	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
14	Frederick the Great: King of Prussia by Timothy C.W. Blanning 4.05 avg rating — 992 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	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
15	Pursuit of Victory: The Life And Achievement Of Horatio Nelson by Roger Knight (2006-07-25) by R.J.B. Knight 4.21 avg rating — 373 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	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
16	The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones by Thomas Asbridge (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 5,306 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	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
17	The Black Prince: England's Greatest Medieval Warrior by Michael Jones 4.08 avg rating — 1,519 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	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
18	John Hawkwood: An English Mercenary in Fourteenth-Century Italy by William Caferro 4.19 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	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
19	Bolívar: American Liberator by Marie Arana 4.21 avg rating — 3,964 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	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
20	African Kaiser: General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and the Great War in Africa, 1914-1918 by Robert Gaudi 4.37 avg rating — 668 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	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
21	Mannerheim: President, Soldier, Spy by Jonathan Clements 4.22 avg rating — 222 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	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
22	Giap: The General Who Defeated America in Vietnam: The General Who Defeated America in Vietnam by James A. Warren 4.16 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	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
23	Afghan Napoleon: The Life of Ahmad Shah Massoud by Sandy Gall 4.45 avg rating — 150 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	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
24	The Persian Expedition by Xenophon 4.11 avg rating — 10,372 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	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
25	Crusade in Europe by Dwight D. Eisenhower 4.18 avg rating — 2,105 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	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
26	Marine! The Life of Chesty Puller by Burke Davis 4.46 avg rating — 3,417 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	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
27	Happy Odyssey by Adrian Carton de Wiart 4.23 avg rating — 734 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	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
28	On To Berlin by James M. Gavin 4.01 avg rating — 145 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	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
29	Washington's General: Nathanael Greene and the Triumph of the American Revolution by Terry Golway (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 662 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	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
30	General George Washington: A Military Life by Edward G. Lengel (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 426 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	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
31	Slim, Master of War by Robert Lyman (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	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
32	Harold: Warrior King (The English Monarchs Series) by Tom Licence (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	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
33	Prince Eugene of Savoy: A Genius for War Against Louis XIV and the Ottoman Empire by James Falkner 4.18 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	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
34	Gustavus Adolphus, Sweden and the Thirty Years War, 1630–1632 by Lars Ericson Wolke 3.07 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	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
35	Oda Nobunaga: Samurai Commander 1534-82 (From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618) by Stephen Turnbull really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	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
36	Wallenstein: The Enigma of the Thirty Years War by Geoff Mortimer 4.23 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	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
37	Marshal of France: The Life and Times of Maurice de Saxe by Jon Manchip White 4.25 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	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