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The Classical Art of Command: Eight Greek Generals Who Shaped the History of Warfare de Joseph Roisman

The Classical Art of Command: Eight Greek Generals Who Shaped the History of Warfare

Autor Joseph Roisman
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 mar 2017

Publicul țintă format din studenți la istorie, cercetători ai antichității și practicieni interesați de leadership va descoperi în The Classical Art of Command o examinare riguroasă a modului în care viziunea individuală a influențat cursul războiului în Grecia Clasică. Ne-a atras atenția modul în care Joseph Roisman refuză generalizările abstracte, preferând să ancoreze „arta de a comanda” în carierele specifice ale unor figuri emblematice, de la ethosul eroic al lui Leonidas la inovațiile tehnice ale lui Dionysios I din Siracuza. Apreciem structura analitică ce urmărește transformarea generalului dintr-un simplu lider care conduce șarja într-un strateg capabil să gestioneze logistica și campaniile pe termen lung.

Această lucrare reprezintă o alternativă academică solidă la Greek Warfare de Lee L. Brice pentru cursurile de istorie militară antică, având avantajul unei abordări biografice care pune accent pe psihologia deciziei, nu doar pe cronologia conflictelor. În contextul operei sale, volumul sintetizează teme abordate anterior de Joseph Roisman în lucrări precum The General Demosthenes and His Use of Military Surprise, extinzând analiza de la tactica surprizei la un spectru larg de competențe de comandă. Spre deosebire de Masters of Command de Barry Strauss, care se concentrează pe marii cuceritori ca oameni de stat, Roisman păstrează un focus tehnic asupra modului în care acești generali au răspuns provocărilor militare specifice epocii lor, oferind o perspectivă nuanțată asupra succesului și eșecului pe câmpul de luptă.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780199985821
ISBN-10: 0199985820
Pagini: 416
Ilustrații: 18 b/w line drawings; 20 b/w halftones
Dimensiuni: 135 x 218 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States

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Despre autor

Joseph Roisman este profesor de studii clasice la Colby College și un cercetător consacrat al istoriei macedonene și ateniene. Expertiza sa este vastă, fiind autorul unor lucrări de referință precum Alexander’s Veterans and the Early Wars of the Successors și editor al volumului Companion to Ancient Macedonia. Interesul său academic s-a concentrat constant pe intersecția dintre retorică, politică și geniu militar, elemente care se regăsesc și în analiza sa asupra celor zece oratori atici sau în studiile dedicate lui Alexandru cel Mare. Această experiență îi permite să abordeze figurile militare grecești nu doar ca soldați, ci ca lideri complecși într-un context social și politic tensionat.

Descriere

This book uniquely looks at the many facets of Greek generalship through the individual careers of some of the best-known Greek commanders. They include the Spartan king Leonidas, who embodied his countrymen's heroic ethos in the battle of Thermopylae against the Persian invader; the Athenian leader Themistocles, credited as the architect of Athens' naval power and of the Greek victory over the Persians; the famous democratic leader, Pericles, who prepared Athens and directed its conflict with Sparta, known as the Peloponnesian War; the Athenian general Demosthenes, who deviated from contemporary conventions of warfare with his innovative approach; the Spartan general Lysander, who won the Peloponnesian War for Sparta; Dionysius I of Syracuse, Sicily, arguably the most innovative and best skilled of the eight generals discussed in this book; and Epaminondas and Pelopidas who together transformed their city, Thebes, into an hegemonic power. The book describes the nature of these leaders' command and the mark they left on Greek history and warfare. It draws attention to the important role that personality played in their leadership, which justifies investigating Greek generalship through the individual careers of commanders. The book discusses how these generals designed and executed military campaigns and strategy, and to what degree they were responsible for the results. The book also looks at how far the Greek art of command changed during the Classical Age, and how adaptable it was to different military challenges. Other questions involve the extent to which a general was a mere leader of the charge, a battle director or a strategist, and what made both ancient and modern authorities regard the aforementioned generals outstanding shapers of Greek military history. The book will appeal to readers who are new to, but interested in, ancient warfare and generalship. Original observations and analyses, in addition to informative notes and bibliography, should make the book attractive to experts too.

Recenzii

This is an important book, accessible to students, scholars, and the lay reader. The writing style is clear and focused, and in each chapter Roisman blends ancient evidence with scholarly perception, reaching compelling and thought-provoking conclusions. This will become a standard work in the study of ancient warfare and military leadership.
The book is written in a flowing, easy style which makes it pleasure to read and accessible to undergraduates, and at the same time it contains insights which are valuable for modern scholarly discussions, some of which have been singled out above. Roisman succeeds in stressing the versatility expected from classical Greek generals and the importance of their personalities for the course of history.
[Roisman] is to be especially commended for the clarity, with which he traces the often complex shifts in alliances, particularly in the period after the Peloponnesian War -- a not insignificant detail, since the ability to cement or undermine these alliances was an important weapon in the commander's arsenal. With 38 illustrations and 38 maps, an extensive bibliography and a useful survey of primary sources, this is a welcome addition to the library of anyone interested in the ancient Greek world.
Overall, the material in this work is informed, well-presented, and supported by outstanding, careful research. This is an excellent contribution to this area of scholarship, and does a wonderful job of demonstrating the complexities of this type of leadership role, the planning and management of ancient warfare, and sheds new light on a number of well-known and important battles during this age. The general reader, as well as students and scholars, will find this work interesting and insightful. The Classical Art of Command will be a fundamental work for research into various aspects of Greek warfare and ancient Greek command during the Classical Age, as well as the lives and careers of these famous generals.

Notă biografică

Joseph Roisman is a Professor of Classics at Colby College. Among his major publications are monographs and anthologies on Alexander the Great, ancient Macedonia, the Athenian general Demosthenes, and Greek rhetoric. He has also written numerous articles on Greek history, historiography, and drama. He has been the recipient of research fellowships in the US and overseas.