Masters of the Battlefield

by Julian Thompson

Written by one of Britain's most successful living battlefield commanders 'Masters of the Battlefield' examines the lives and tactics of 30 of the world's greatest military leaders. This book will appeal to military history enthusiasts and amateur psychologists alike.

Genres: History, Military History, Military Fiction

68 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Major General Julian Harold Atherdean Thompson, CB, OBE is a military historian and former Royal Marines officer who as a brigadier commanded 3 Commando Brigade during the Falklands war.

Thompson, who was British commander on the islands during the final phase of the conflict has written extensively on the Falklands conflict and British military history. He is also a visiting professor at the department of War Studies, King's College, University of London.

Reviews

[Blake Pilling · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent high level overview of some of history’s most successful battlefield commanders. I really liked the combination of maps, key battles, pictures, and historical information about the individuals. I think that the commanders were well-chosen and represent many of the finest commanders in history. I do think that the selection is slightly biased towards western military history and leaves some impeccable Asian and African commanders out.
The editing left a little to be desired (I found about a dozen mistakes or strangely worded sentences. The battlefield maps and descriptions were also a little hard to view due to being split across multiple pages.

[PottWab Regional Library]

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[15655 Stockton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very interesting book for people who are intrigued by the art of war. It starts with Alexander the great and goes all the way to the Iraq war and desert storm. I also like this book because it has a map for one of the greatest battle of that general. This book has a lot more information than what you will need for a history project.

[Zbehn · Rating 5 out of 5]

awesome book but I like learning about war, new things learned about the strategies and ones that could still work today