The Military 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Military Leaders of All Time

Lanning, Michael Lee

ISBN 10: 0760712794 / ISBN 13: 9780760712795

Published by Barnes & Noble (edition 2d ptg.), 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Military 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Military Leaders of All Time
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble (edition 2d ptg.)
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760712794
• ISBN 13: 9780760712795
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2d ptg.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Lanning, Michael Lee, Military 100, The

From Library Journal

Retired Army colonel Lanning (Senseless Secrets, Carol Pub. Group, 1995) gives a new twist on who's who among military leaders. Lanning not only provides concise biographies of his selected 100 military leaders but also takes the bold step of ranking them from one to 100, in the order of their enduring influence on world history. The selected 100 span 15 centuries of warfare, from Attila the Hun (#15) to Norman Schwarzkopf (#49) and include both heroes and villains, innovators and heretics. Hitler is ranked rather high at #14, while Kim Il Sung is a lowly #86. As expected, George Washington is ranked first on the list; lone female, Joan of Arc, is #43. This is a grand list, filled with the famous and infamous and even some obscure men like Lennart Torstensson and Thomas Cochrane. As a clever approach to military history, this is recommended for the general reader.?Col. William D. Bushnell, USMC (ret.), Harpswell, Me.
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