Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership

In Masters of Command, Barry 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.

ALEXANDER,  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.

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 Masters of Command Barry  Strauss explains the qualities these great generals shared, the keys to  their success, from ambition and judgment to leadership itself.