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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. John Gilkes (Maps) and Shiela Peczenik (Author pho (illustrator). xii, [2], 382, [2] pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. Maps. Select Bibliography. Index. Sir Alistair Allan Horne CBE FRSL (9 November 1925 - 25 May 2017) was a British historian and academic best known for his works about armed conflicts involving 19th- and 20th-century France, including his classic about the Algerian War, A Savage War of Peace. A former spy and journalist, Horne wrote more than 20 books on travel, history, and biography. Horne became a senior member at St Antony's College, Oxford in 1970 and a fellow of the college in 1978. He was made an honorary fellow in 1988, a position he held until his death. He was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2003 for services to Anglo-French relations. Horne worked as a foreign correspondent for The Daily Telegraph from 1952 to 1955, stationed in Berlin. In 1953, he was recruited by MI6 and used his job as a journalist as a cover for his spying. "EMINENTLY PROVOCATIVE AND READABLE."-THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years and in this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation, and geopolitical goals of aggressors and defenders to reveal the one trait that links them all: hubris. In Greek tragedy, hubris is excessive human pride that challenges the gods and ultimately leads to total destruction of the offender. From the 1905 Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War, to Hitler's 1941 bid to capture Moscow, to MacArthur's disastrous advance in Korea, to the French downfall at Dien Bien Phu, Horne shows how each of these battles was won or lost due to excessive hubris on one side or the other. In a sweeping narrative written with his trademark erudition and wit, Horne provides a meticulously detailed analysis of the ground maneuvers employed by the opposing armies in each battle. He also explores the strategic and psychological mindset of the military leaders involved to demonstrate how devastating combinations of human ambition and arrogance led to overreach. Making clear the danger of hubris in warfare, his insights hold resonant lessons for civilian and military leaders navigating today's complex global landscape. A dramatic, colorful, stylishly-written history, Hubris is a much-needed reflection on war from a master of his field. First U.S. Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated].

Zustand: Fine. First edition. Hardback. Oblong quarto. 208pp. A fine copy. No jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages. A well-kept copy. 216 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; ISBN/EAN: 9780993078101. Inventory No: dscf12051.