Includes bibliographical references(p. 367-401) and index.
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"From ancient times when Alexander the Great conquered much of Asia to the 20th century when Dwight D. Eisenhower led the Allies to victory over the Axis powers in World War II, history has shown that a single military commander can influence the larger world and change the course of events. World Military Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary profiles influential military leaders from 3500 B.C.E. to the present. This comprehensive A-to-Z reference presents the stories of the military leaders whose actions precipitated enormous change in and beyond their era, from master strategists such as Charlemagne, Robert E. Lee, and Napoleon to the great tacticians, including Decatur, Hannibal, and Rommel."--BOOK JACKET.