Masters of war : a visual history of military personnel from commanders to frontline fighters

Explore the lives and achievements of history's most important military figures with this illustrated e-guide to military men and women. Featuring more than 100 key generals and military leaders from Alexander the Great to Winston Churchill, Masters of War takes you on a visual chronological journey of military history and the people behind the battles that have shaped it, starting in ancient Egypt and coming up to date with World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East. Profiles include Julius Caesar, Charlemagne, Genghis Khan, Oliver Cromwell, Napoleon, Horatio Nelson, Otto von Bismarck, Simon Bolivar, Ulysses Grant, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, Mao Zedong, and many more. Biographies reveal the details of each leader's life and achievements, while paintings, photographs, and artefacts bring their stories to life. The ebook also features the uniforms and equipment of soldiers throughout history. Each object is accompanied with a short description of its importance, from the swords and spears of early warfare to the guns and uniforms of the modern era. (This ebook features US text). Contents INTRODUCTION: THE ESSENTIALS OF WARFARE WARRIORS OF ANCIENT EMPIRES Egypt, Assyria, and Persia Archers and Spearmen Qin Shi Huang Chinese Weapons Chandragupta Maurya / Ashoka Heroes of the Greek Wars Ancient Greek Infantry The Rise of Alexander MIGHT OF ROME Hannibal / Scipio Africanus Roman Victors Roman Legionaries Enemies of Rome Byzantine Generals WARLORDS AND VASSALS Khalid ibn al-Walid / Husain ibn Ali Charles Martel / Charlemagne Franks and Saxons Alfred of Wessex / Canute (Cnut) Vikings William the Conqueror Mahmud of Ghazni / Alp Arslan Wars for the Holy Land Genghis Khan / Timur Mongol Warriors Samurai Generals Samurai MEN AT ARMS Edward III English Longbowmen Henry V / Joan of Arc Knight Commanders European Knights Suleiman I Magnificent Moguls Mogul Warriors Oda Nobunaga Toyotomi Hideyoshi / Tokugawa Ieyasu Japanese Weapons and Armor Yi Sun-sin / The Emperor Kangxi MASTERS OF FIREPOWER Hernán Cortés / Francisco Pizarro Aztecs and Incas Landsknecht Mercenaries François I Spanish Tercios European Arms and Armor Europe's Noble Commanders Sir Francis Drake THE NEW SOLDIER Gustavus Adolphus / Count Tilly Dutch Foot Soldiers Oliver Cromwell English Civil War Musketeers Michiel de Ruyter / Robert Blake Duke of Marlborough Masters of Fort and Fleet Frederick the Great Prussian Infantry Alexander Suvorov / Maurice de Saxe Colonial Wars: Canada and India George Washington Revolutionary War Generals American Revolutionary War Riflemen Loyalist Infantry NAPOLEONIC WARS Napoleon Bonaparte French Cavalry French Chasseurs French Infantry Napoleonic War Commanders Horatio Nelson British Sailors Duke of Wellington British Redcoats EMPIRES AND NATIONS Hero Fighters Simón Bolívar Crimean War Generals The Crimean War Giuseppe Garibaldi Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee Confederate Infantry Union Commanders Ulysses S. Grant Union Infantry Otto von Bismarck / Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Indigenous American Warriors Sioux Warriors Apache and Nez Percé Empire and Resistance Zulu Warriors Boer War Commanders Togo Heihachiro WORLD AT WAR 1914–1918 Paul von Hindenburg / Erich Ludendorff German Stormtroopers Allied Commanders British Tommies Naval Rivals Eastern and Western Fronts Western Front Soldiers Eastern Front Soldiers Manfred von Richthofen Pancho Villa / Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Francisco Franco / Leon Trotsky WORLD WAR II 1939–1945 Political Leaders Bernard Montgomery RAF Pilots Karl Dönitz Erwin Rommel / Heinz Guderian German Panzer Tank Crew Vasilii Chuikov / Georgi Zhukov6 Soviet Tank Crew Yamamoto Isoroku Chester Nimitz Dwight D. Eisenhower US Paratroopers George Patton / Omar Bradley Special Operations Arthur Harris / Curtis LeMay US B-17 Bomber Crews THE MODERN WARRIOR Mao Zedong Douglas MacArthur / Matthew Ridgway Fidel Castro / Ernesto “Che” Guevara Vo Nguyen Giap Viet Cong William C. Westmoreland US Marines Moshe Dayan / Yasser Arafat Iraq and Afghanistan Modern British Infantry SAS Soldiers INDEX ACKNOWLEDGMENTS "Explore the lives and achievements of history's most important military figures with this illustrated e-guide to military men and women. Featuring more than 100 key generals and military leaders from Alexander the Great to Winston Churchill, Masters of War takes you on a visual chronological journey of military history and the people behind the battles that have shaped it, starting in ancient Egypt and coming up to date with World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East. Profiles include Julius Caesar, Charlemagne, Genghis Khan, Oliver Cromwell, Napoleon, Horatio Nelson, Otto von Bismarck, Simon Bolivar, Ulysses Grant, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, Mao Zedong, and many more. Biographies reveal the details of each leader's life and achievements, while paintings, photographs, and artefacts bring their stories to life"--Publisher's description