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John Keegan does an excellent job of describing five different styles of command, using four very different historical commanders, Alexander, Wellington, U.S Grant and Adolf Hitler, with the fifth being a hypothisis of the commander of the future. A must for history buffs who wish to try and understand why some leaders make the decisions they do in times of war.
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Kind Of History

Time of history:    -   Early 1900's History of military?    -   Yes Armed Forces:    -   Army Special anthology?    -   anthology of great military leaders

Subjects of this Historical Account

Is the portrayal sympathetic?    -   Neutral From a certain profession/group?    -   land soldiers Intelligence of subject of history:    -   Smart

Setting

Europe    -   Yes European country:    -   Greece    -   Germany    -   Spain    -   Turkey    -   France    -   Portugal Asia/Pacific    -   Yes Asian country:    -   The 'stans    -   India    -   Pakistan    -   Iraq    -   Iran/Persia Africa    -   Yes Part of Africa:    -   Arabic Africa Middle East?    -   Yes If applicable, liberal/conservative?    -   Historian is very liberal

Writing Style

How much gore?    -   3 () How fast-paced is the book?    -   3 () Accounts of torture and death?    -   generic/vague references to death/punishment Book makes you feel...    -   encouraged How much focus on stories of individuals?    -   Focuses mostly on history of key players How much romance?    -   3 () Historical short story collection?    -   Yes Minor characters feature lots of:    -   military Is this a kid's book?    -   Ages 16-Adult Pictures/Illustrations?    -   None Maps necessary?    -   Necessary maps provided Length of book    -   350-400 pages How much emphasis on small details?    -   7 ()

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