The savior generals

By Victor Davis Hanson

Subjects: History, Themistocles, approximately 524 b.c.-approximately 459 b.c., Military leadership, Ridgway, matthew b. (matthew bunker), 1895-1993, Biography, Military art and science, history, Sherman, william t. (william tecumseh), 1820-1891, Command of troops, Generals, biography, Generals

Description: Traces the stories of Themistocles, Belisarius, William Tecumseh Sherman, Matthew Ridgway, and David Petraeus, evaluating their pivotal military roles and the controversies that marked their careers.