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Hubris

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

Hubris

By Alistair Horne

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About the book

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. From the Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War of 1905 to Hitler's 1941 bid to capture Moscow, and from the disastrous American advance in Korea to the French surrender at Dien Bien Phu, Horne shows how each of these battles was won or lost due t...Show more

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9781780222219

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Orion Publishing Co

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2016

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Hubris

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