Masters Of Command:: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar...
: Seen as a wolf —fast and relentless. He was a master of politics and clemency but was ultimately undone by his own vanity and senatorial daggers.
: Consolidating victory and pursuing the enemy.
In his book Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership , historian Barry Strauss analyzes the leadership of the ancient world's three greatest generals through ten critical qualities and five stages of war. The Ten Qualities of Command Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar...
Strauss tracks their campaigns through a chronological cycle of warfare: : The opening move and decision to fight.
: Mastery of battle tactics, operations, and broad political goals. : Seen as a wolf —fast and relentless
: The ability to build and maintain a deadly, unified war machine.
: The strategic use of massacres and harsh punishment to break enemy resistance. In his book Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal,
: The most difficult stage, where all three struggled to turn military success into a lasting political peace. Comparative Insights







