Gabriel explains how Muhammad changed the social composition of Arab armies by replacing the traditional way of fighting - as individuals and clans - with a new command structure.

If it had, the history of the West would have been changed in ways that can only be imagined. Richard A. Gabriel's brilliant new biography shows how Hannibal's genius nearly unseated the Roman Empire.

The world often misunderstands its greatest men while neglecting others entirely. Scipio Africanus, surely the greatest general that Rome produced, suffered both these fates.

Egypt's most brilliant commander.

This book tells the story of Subotai the Valiant, a warrior for Genghis Khan and one of the greatest generals in military history.

In all these things, Philip exceeded Alexander s triumphs.This book establishes Philip s legitimate and deserved place in military history, which, until now, has been largely minimized in favor of his son by the classicist writers who have ...