Search Results: HISTORY / Military / Strategy from William Robertson

London: Arms & Armour Press , 1996. Hardcover. Fair/good. A fascinating new perspective on two centuries of warfare, cataloguing the personal traits of more than twenty commanders and national leaders, and showing how these faults led to military defeat. Includes examples from the American Colonial Wars of the 18th century; 19th century battles in the American Civil War, Indian Wars and British colonial wars in Africa; and modern warfare from WWII, Korea and Indo-China, ending with the Gulf War of 1991. Essential reading for military historians. Size 24 x 16cm, 304 pages, 8 pages of b&w photos and 18 b&w maps. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings, claret cloth boards in Good illustrated dust jacket, Fair internally: generally clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings.