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Within its corridors you will find insight into the books I have written, the books I am writing and the books I am thinking about writing. It is also a place where I can offer insights into my favorite authors and – in the case of my game Conqueror: Fields of Victory – I can explain my rules and offer new variants. Scroll down or check the sidebar for my latest posts. Nonfiction: Walls of Men: A Military History of China 2500 B.C. to A.D. 2020 Long Live Death: The Keys to Victory in the Spanish Civil War Fiction: Three Weeks with…
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One of the great time-wasters of military historians is ranking various commanders. Was Grant better than Lee? How does Patton stack up against Rommel? I’ve written an entire book defending Franco’s generalship, and Walls of Men also offers a spirited defense of Chiang Kai-shek as a military commander. Napoleon Bonaparte of course gets a lot of attention, and rightly so. He’s a fascinating historical figure, consequential for both his battlefield exploits and also his cultural and political impact. On the face of it, any comparison between him and George Washington is absurd. Napoleon rarely lost a battle, while Washington lost…
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