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The Anatomy of Error: Ancient Military Disasters and Their Lessons for Modern Strategists
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
July 1st 1992
by St. Martin's Press
(first published 1990)
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The Anatomy of Error: Ancient Military Disasters and Their Lessons for Modern Strategists is just Three Star material. The authors expend much effort in belaboring the obvious, but there are good capsules of the campaigns of the ancient generals -- especially the Jugurthine War, Marc Antony versus Octavian, and Julian's invasion of Persia.
Strauss and Ober wrapped up with the pithy observation:
Strauss and Ober wrapped up with the pithy observation:
Most of the subjects we have studied lost the war in spite of winning battles. They lost because they ha...more
Good, although the authors didn't tread any really new ground. They point out fundamental errors in thinking, decision-making, and relating to other powers that led a number of ancient kings and commanders to catastrophic defeats. Anyone reading this will see parallels to modern situations, but also some false parallels, things that appeared similar but turned out differently because of sometimes subtle differences.
I loved this book, it talks about like the 20 greatest battles of the ancient past! Very good reading! =)
Good book on military history and how cultural and political assumptions affect military outcomes.
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Barry Strauss is the chair of the history department, and a professor of classics, at Cornell University.
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