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Greater than Napoleon
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"Scipio Africanus: Greater Than Napoleon" throws down a historical gauntlet. Author B.H. Liddell Hart argues that Roman general Scipio, famed for defeating Hannibal, outshines even the mighty Napoleon. Published in 1927, the book dives deep into their strategies, campaigns, and leadership styles.
Liddell Hart paints Scipio as a brilliant innovator, adaptable across terrains and enemies, while contrasting him with Napoleon's more singular focus on conquest. Diplomacy and political savvy also receive due attention, aspects sometimes overshadowed in Napoleon's narrative.
While the "greater than" claim sparks debate, this book invites listeners to ponder leadership, strategy, and the complexities of comparing historical figures. If Roman history, military tactics, or thought-provoking analysis pique your interest, "Scipio Africanus: Greater Than Napoleon" is worth a look, although keeping potential biases and limitations in mind.
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- Narrado por: Richard Poe
- Duración: 4 h y 50 m
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Roman warfare was relentless in its pursuit of victory. A ruthless approach to combat played a major part in Rome's history, creating an empire that eventually included much of Europe, the Near East and North Africa. What distinguished the Roman army from its opponents was the uncompromising and total destruction of its enemies. Yet this ferocity was combined with a genius for absorbing conquered peoples, creating one of the most enduring empires ever known. In Roman Warfare, celebrated historian Adrian Goldsworthy traces the history of Roman warfare.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding audiobooks
- De Larry W. Patrick en 05-26-25
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The White Horse King
- The Life of Alfred the Great
- De: Ben Merkle
- Narrado por: Joffre Swait
- Duración: 5 h y 41 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 15
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Down swept the Vikings from the frigid North. Across the English coastlands and countryside they raided, torched, murdered, and destroyed all in their path. Farmers, monks, and soldiers all fell bloody under the Viking sword, hammer, and axe. Then, when the hour was most desperate, came an unlikely hero. King Alfred rallied the battered and bedraggled kingdoms of Britain and after decades of plotting, praying, and persisting, finally triumphed over the invaders.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History come to life
- De Anonymous User en 10-14-24
De: Ben Merkle
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The Roman Emperor Aurelian
- Restorer of the World: New Revised Edition
- De: John F. White
- Narrado por: Keval Shah
- Duración: 12 h y 15 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 32
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The ancient Sibylline prophecies had foretold that the Roman Empire would last for 1000 years. As the time for the expected dissolution approached in the middle of the third century AD, the empire was lapsing into chaos, with seemingly interminable civil wars over the imperial succession. The western empire had seceded under a rebel emperor and the eastern empire was controlled by another usurper. Barbarians took advantage of the anarchy to kill and plunder all over the provinces.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Coins- Early and Often
- De Colin MacKenzie en 12-16-23
De: John F. White
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The Spartacus War
- De: Barry Strauss
- Narrado por: Ray Grover
- Duración: 6 h y 47 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 256
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The Spartacus War is the extraordinary story of the most famous slave rebellion in the ancient world, the fascinating true story behind a legend that has been the inspiration for novelists, filmmakers, and revolutionaries for 2,000 years. Starting with only 74 men, a gladiator named Spartacus incited a rebellion that threatened Rome itself.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- De Jean en 08-02-15
De: Barry Strauss
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Caesar
- Life of a Colossus
- De: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 24 h y 46 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,979
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Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of Julius Caesar's life, Adrian Goldsworthy covers not only the great Roman emperor's accomplishments as charismatic orator, conquering general, and powerful dictator but also lesser-known chapters. Ultimately, Goldsworthy realizes the full complexity of Caesar's character and shows why his political and military leadership continues to resonate some 2,000 years later.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Caesar and his times
- De Mike From Mesa en 08-31-15
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Washington
- A Life
- De: Ron Chernow
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 41 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 13,594
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 11,795
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In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. This crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A sad day when my book was done!
- De ButterLegume en 12-13-10
De: Ron Chernow
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Napoleon
- A Life
- De: Andrew Roberts
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 32 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,562
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,671
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Andrew Roberts' Napoleon is the first one-volume biography to take advantage of the recent publication of Napoleon's thirty-three thousand letters, which radically transform our understanding of his character and motivation. At last we see him as he was: protean multitasker, decisive, surprisingly willing to forgive his enemies and his errant wife Josephine.
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4 out of 5 stars
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What a dynamo!
- De Tad Davis en 01-16-15
De: Andrew Roberts
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Henry V
- The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King
- De: Dan Jones
- Narrado por: Dan Jones
- Duración: 14 h y 41 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 632
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Henry V reigned over England for only nine years and four months and died at the age of just thirty-five, but he looms over the landscape of the late Middle Ages and beyond. The victor of Agincourt, he is remembered as the acme of kingship, a model to be closely imitated by his successors. William Shakespeare deployed Henry V as a study in youthful folly redirected to sober statesmanship. For one modern medievalist, Henry was, quite simply, “the greatest man who ever ruled England.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing Book & Fantastic Storyteller
- De L. Reilly en 11-26-24
De: Dan Jones
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Grant
- De: Ron Chernow
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
- Duración: 48 h y 2 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 13,337
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 11,906
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 11,841
Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and an inept businessman or as the triumphant but brutal Union general of the Civil War. But these stereotypes don't come close to capturing him, as Chernow reveals in his masterful biography, the first to provide a complete understanding of the general and president whose fortunes rose and fell with dizzying speed and frequency.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Book (BUT WHERE IS THE PDF FILES)????
- De Amazon Customer en 10-25-17
De: Ron Chernow
Definitely a must read.
Scipio - the most under rated genetal ever
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excellent overview of a nearly unknown hero
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Exhaustively researched, inspiringly written, poorly read
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Other than that, the work is excellent and I wish more of Liddell Hart's works were available through Audible.
Great book, somewhat iffy narration.
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Story was great, poor narration
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