Pros: Quick background on three thousand men of violence (with a few women thrown in) Cons: European and American bias. Not much detail.
Trevor N. Dupuy was a U.S. Army officer in the Far East during WWII who subsequently served on the faculty at Harvard University as a military historian. The author or co-author of some fifty books, one of his better-known efforts is The Harper ...
Pros: Excellent resource material, concise and informative Cons: Somewhat arbitrary as to who is included, not as comprehensive as it could be
This book is an invaluable resource for afficionados and students of history in general, and military history in particular. It is a very thorough compilation of short, yet detailed, biographies of persons of note in military history.
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