The Worst Military Leaders in History 1st Edition

The Worst Military Leaders in History 1st Edition- Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9781789145830,178914583X,9781789145847, 1789145848

Product details:

• ISBN-10: 1789145848
• ISBN-13: 9781789145847
• Author: Chuck Steele, John M. Jennings

Spanning countries and centuries, a “how-not-to” guide to leadership that reveals the most maladroit military commanders in history—now in paperback. For this book, fifteen distinguished historians were given a deceptively simple task: identify their choice for the worst military leader in history and then explain why theirs is the worst. From the clueless Conrad von Hötzendorf and George A. Custer to the criminal Baron Roman F. von Ungern-Sternberg and the bungling Garnet Wolseley, this book presents a rogues’ gallery of military incompetents. Rather than merely rehashing biographical details, the contributors take an original and unconventional look at military leadership in a way that appeals to both specialists and general readers alike.

Table contents:

PART 1: CRIMINALS
1 Roman Fedorovich von Ungern-Sternberg John M. Jennings
2 Nathan Bedford Forrest Christopher M. Rein
3 John M. Chivington Courtney A. Short

PART 2: FRAUDS
4 David Beatty Chuck Steele
5 Gideon J. Pillow Robert P. Wettemann Jr
6 Antonio López de Santa Anna Gates Brown

PART 3: THE CLUELESS
7 Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf Mark E. Grotelueschen and Derek Varble
8 Lewis Brereton John J. Abbatiello
9 George A. Custer David W. Mills

PART 4: POLITICIANS
10 Marcus Licinius Crassus Gregory S. Hospodor
11 Nikias James Tucci
12 Raymond vi, Count of Toulouse Laurence W. Marvin

PART 5: BUNGLERS
13 Nogi Maresuke Danny Orbach
14 Romanus iv Diogenes Andrew Holt
15 Lord Wolseley Joseph Moretz

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