Introduction | p. 5 |
Gustavus Adolphus--Lion of the North | p. 7 |
Gustavus the King | p. 9 |
The Art of War | p. 10 |
The Great Reformer | p. 15 |
Arms and the Man | p. 23 |
Early Campaigns | p. 28 |
Into the Thirty Years War | p. 31 |
Victory at Breitenfeld | p. 37 |
Lutzen and Death | p. 41 |
Legacy of Command | p. 46 |
References | p. 48 |
Chronology of Events | p. 49 |
Marlborough--The Great Commander | p. 51 |
The Greatest General | p. 53 |
Young Churchill | p. 53 |
Sedgemoor and Betrayal | p. 57 |
King William's General | p. 59 |
Eclipse and Recovery | p. 62 |
Changing Patterns of War | p. 63 |
War of the Spanish Succession | p. 70 |
Blenheim--Astonishing Triumph | p. 74 |
Ramillies--Crushing Success | p. 81 |
Oudenarde--Bitter Encounter | p. 85 |
Malplaquet--Last Victory | p. 88 |
Final Eclipse | p. 91 |
The Talents of 'Corporal John' | p. 93 |
References | p. 94 |
Chronology of Events | p. 95 |
Frederick the Great--Founder of the Prussian Elite | p. 97 |
The Great Captain | p. 99 |
Brandenburg | p. 100 |
Crown Prince | p. 102 |
'Enlightened Warfare' | p. 105 |
First Silesian War | p. 108 |
Second Silesian War | p. 112 |
Frederick and his Army | p. 116 |
The Seven Years War | p. 125 |
Final Years | p. 139 |
Legacy of the Great | p. 139 |
References | p. 140 |
Chronology of Events | p. 141 |
George Washington--Father of his Nation | p. 143 |
Strategist of Independence | p. 145 |
Early Life | p. 146 |
The French and Indian War | p. 147 |
War for Independence | p. 150 |
Conditions of War | p. 152 |
Washington in Command | p. 158 |
Early Campaigns | p. 161 |
The War in 1777 | p. 168 |
The Cabal and Valley Forge | p. 171 |
The War in 1778-79 | p. 175 |
The War in 1780-81 | p. 176 |
Final Victory | p. 179 |
Father of his Country | p. 183 |
References | p. 186 |
Chronology of Events | p. 187 |
Wellington--The Iron Duke | p. 189 |
'Our Arthur' | p. 191 |
Young Wesley | p. 191 |
Sepoy General | p. 193 |
Napoleonic Warfare | p. 197 |
Wellesley in Europe | p. 201 |
The Iberian Experience | p. 203 |
Wellington's Army | p. 206 |
The Peninsular War--Defending Portugal | p. 212 |
The Peninsular--Wellington's Offensive | p. 219 |
The Peninsular War--Final Triumphs | p. 222 |
The Hundred Days | p. 225 |
The Great Duke | p. 231 |
References | p. 233 |
Chronology of Events | p. 233 |
Bibliography | p. 235 |
Index | p. 237 |
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