02347cam a2200361 4500 268480452 TxAuBib 20050420120000.0 020927s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2002034335 9780836854701 lib. bdg. 0836854705 lib. bdg. (OCoLC)50948713 DLC DLC XY4 TxAuBib Crompton, Samuel Willard. 100 military leaders who changed the world / Samuel Willard Crompton. One hundred military leaders who changed the world. North American ed. Milwaukee, WI : World Almanac Library, 2003. 112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. People who changed the world. Originally published: 100 military leaders who shaped world history. San Mateo, Calif. : Bluewood Books, 1999. Includes index. Cyrus the Great -- Themistocles -- Alcibiades -- Xenophon -- Philip II -- Alexander the Great -- Hannibal -- Publius Cornelius Scipio -- Pompey the Great -- Julius Caesar -- Constantine the Great -- Alaric the Goth -- Attila the Hun -- Clovis of the Franks -- Belisarius -- Khalid ibn al-Walid -- Tariq ibn Ziyad -- Leo III, the Isaurian -- Charles Martel -- Charlemagne -- Alfred the Great -- Otto the Great -- Brian Boru -- Canute II -- Robert Guiscard and Sichelgaita -- William the Conqueror -- "El Cid" (Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar) -- Saladin. Brief biographies of one hundred men and women who attained greatness through military force, strategy, and/or the ability to command, relating the often harsh conditions and incredible odds each faced. From Julius Caesar to George Patto, 100 Military Leaders Who Changed the World takes readers on a hard-charging ride with history's most skillful--and often fearsome--military commanders. Learn about the terrifying Attila the Hun and the courageous Joan of Arc. Find out how Geronimo got his name, how Norman Schwarzkopf led the Gulf War campaign, and much more!. 20050420. Generals Biography. Admirals Biography. Military history. Naval history. People who changed the world. TXEDR