{"product_id":"masters-of-command-alexander-hannibal-caesar-and-the-genius-of-leadership-9781439164495","title":"Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership","description":"\u003cb\u003eBestselling author and historian\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBarry Strauss compares the way the three greatest generals of the ancient world waged war and draws lessons from their experiences that apply on and off the battlefield.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlexander, Hannibal, Caesar--each was a master of war. Each had to look beyond the battlefield to decide whom to fight, when, and why; to know what victory was and when to end the war; to determine how to bring stability to the lands he conquered. Each general had to be a battlefield tactician and more: a statesman, a strategist, a leader. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tactics change, weapons change, but war itself remains much the same throughout the centuries, and a great warrior must know how to define success. Understanding where each of these three great (but flawed) commanders succeeded and failed can serve anyone who wants to think strategically or who has to demonstrate leadership. In \u003ci\u003eMasters of Command \u003c\/i\u003eBarry Strauss explains the qualities these great generals shared, the keys to their success, from ambition and judgment to leadership itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarry Strauss is a professor of history and classics at Cornell University, The Corliss Page Dean Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and a leading expert on ancient military history. He has written or edited several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Salamis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Trojan War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Spartacus War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMasters of Command\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTen Caesars\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit BarryStrauss.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644550451474,"sku":"9781439164495","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4247afd7-c4e0-44d0-b90b-76a2c6623cbf.jpg?v=1733114469","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/masters-of-command-alexander-hannibal-caesar-and-the-genius-of-leadership-9781439164495","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}