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100 1 _aREADY J Lee
245 0 _aArrogance on the battlefield:
_ba primary cause of defeat 1755-1991/
_cJ Lee Ready
260 _aLondon:
_bArms and Armour,
_c1996
300 _a304p.
520 _aThe 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.
650 _aBATTLEFIELD
_x HISTORY
650 _aAROGANCE
_x BATTLEFIELD
650 _aMILITARY
_x BATTLEFIELD
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