"The Art of War: Great Commanders of the Modern World is an authoritative account of the lives and careers of the greatest military commanders of the period, from Cromwell to Konev, from Marlborough to Moltke, and from Petain to Patton. Every commander is profiled in a concise and informative 3000-word article which not only brings its subject vividly to life via a lively, fact-driven narrative, but also analyses and assesses his tactical and strategic gifts. Each biography is accompanied by a 'battle feature' or 'campaign feature' - embellished by a full-colour battle plan or campaign map - focusing on the commander's greatest battlefield achievement."--Publishers' description.

"17th-20th centuries"--Spine.

Maurice of Nassau /John Childs -- Gustavus Adolphus / Stephen Brumwell -- Count Tilly / John Childs -- Oliver Cromwell / Antonia Fraser -- Vicomte de Turenne / John Childs -- Duke of Marlborough / Charles Spencer -- Prince Eug?ne of Savoy / Charles Spencer -- Charles XII / Stephen Brumwell -- Maurice, Comte de Saxe / John Childs -- Frederick the Great / Giles MacDonogh -- Robert Clive / Robert Harvey -- James Wolfe / Stephen Brumwell -- Nathanael Greene / Stephen Brumwell -- Napoleon Bonaparte / Philip Dwyer -- Duke of Wellington / Andrew Roberts -- Louis-Nicolas Davout / Andrew Uffinfell -- Mikhail Kutuzov / Alan Palmer -- Carl von Clausewitz / Andrew Roberts -- Sim?n Bolivar / Malcolm Deas -- Shaka Zulu / Saul David -- Giuseppe Garibaldi / Lucy Riall -- Robert E. Lee / John A. Barnes -- 'Stonewall' Jackson / Richard J. Sommers -- George Meade / Richard J. Sommers