Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years. In this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles that changed the course of the twentieth century and reveals the one trait that links them all: hubris. Horne provides a meticulously de…
"A dramatic, colorful, stylishly-written history, Hubris is a much-needed reflection on war from a master of his field,"--Amazon.com. Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years. In this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battl…
"A dramatic, colorful, stylishly-written history, Hubris is a much-needed reflection on war from a master of his field,"--Amazon.com. Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years. In this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battl…
The collapse of France in 1870 had an overwhelming impact - on Paris, on France and on the rest of the world. In this brilliant study of the Siege and its aftermath, the author evokes the high drama of those ten fantastic months, and the spiritual agony, which Paris and Parisian…
The collapse of France in 1870 had an overwhelming impact - on Paris, on France and on the rest of the world. In this brilliant study of the Siege and its aftermath, the author evokes the high drama of those ten fantastic months, and the spiritual agony, which Paris and Parisian…
The collapse of France in 1870 had an overwhelming impact - on Paris, on France and on the rest of the world. In this brilliant study of the Siege and its aftermath, the author evokes the high drama of those ten fantastic months, and the spiritual agony, which Paris and Parisian…
In 1940, the German army fought and won an extraordinary battle with France in six weeks of lightning warfare. Herein, Horne's narrative shifts from minor battlefield incidents to high military and political decisions to form a major contribution to our understanding of the cris…
In 1940, the German army fought and won an extraordinary battle with France in six weeks of lightning warfare. Herein, Horne's narrative shifts from minor battlefield incidents to high military and political decisions to form a major contribution to our understanding of the cris…