Nice book that made me rethink a lot of commonly held conceptions of mine (so King Gustav got credit for all of Maurice of Nassau's ideas?!). Author has a distinct voice which is nice and he makes no bones about certain opinions he has or where he stands on issues, which I also like, even though I didn't always agree with him (I don't think Hitler was a military strategist of note--and he made more errors than just the Russian campaign). He is not a fan of McArthur, who I can't stand, so it's al More...

A decent quick read, Weir first states he may have overloaded the book with Americans, but he is an Americans writing for Americans, so that would be why. That said, he doesn't have that many compared to other countries and does a good enough job writing up quick profiles. The book is far from perfect, with a few typoes and an additional resources section that lists Wikipedia entries. Weir also starts his final profile with a challenging insistance that the United States and its allies won th More...

Talks about how these Men with all their capabilities shape and influence the world and how their actions affect the course of countries,empires,battles and of course of history. Napoleon,Alexander the Great,Julius Caesar and Genghis Khan are my favorites