TY  - BOOK
AU  - READY J Lee
TI  - Arrogance on the battlefield: a primary cause of defeat 1755-1991
SN  - 1854093193 (hbk.)
PY  - 1996///
CY  - London
PB  - Arms and Armour
KW  - BATTLEFIELD
KW  -  HISTORY
KW  - AROGANCE
KW  -  BATTLEFIELD
KW  - MILITARY
N2  - The case study shows how arrogance in its many guises has been a major factor in military defeat.  New perspective on two countries of warfare and more than twenty commanders and national leaders. The general or military historian will find the approach an interesting, fresh angle, the aspiring serving officer will indentify pitfalls must avoid and the civilian student of warfare will be fascinated to see how character faults have affected the course of history
ER  -