03955cam a2200505Ia 4500 heroesvillainsin0000mcly CaSfIA 20250725120339.0 m o d cr|||||||||||| 090305s2009 nyuabf ob 001 0ceng (OCoLC)1149343631 BKL eng BKL BWX CDX SUC UPZ CQU BTCTA YDXCP BAKER GEBAY BDX OCLCF OCLCQ SGB OCLCQ QQ3 OCLCO CaSfIA 1605980293 (hardcover) 9781605980294 (hardcover) UB200 .M34 2009 355.33041 22 McLynn, Frank. Heroes & villains : inside the minds of the greatest warriors in history / Frank McLynn. Heroes and villains 1st Pegasus books ed. New York, N.Y. : Pegasus Books, 2009. 1 online resource (384 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps) text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Spartacus : the gladiator who brought Rome to its knees -- Attila the Hun : The Mafioso-warrior -- Richard the Lionheart : England's greatest warrior-king -- Cortés : the renegade conquistador -- Tokugawa Ieyasu : Japan's legendary Shogun -- Napoleon : the master tactician and military genius -- The warrior mind : the psychology of warriors. Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-369) and index. From a gladiator to a renegade conquistador to England's greatest warrior-king -- six men who changed the course of history. In the history of warfare, an elite group of men have attained legendary status through their courage, ambition, and unrivaled military genius. But many of these same men possessed deep personal character flaws. In Heroes and Villains acclaimed historian Frank McLynn focuses on six of the most powerful and magnetic leaders of all time: Spartacus, Attila the Hun, Richard the Lionheart, Cortes, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Napoleon. How did these mortal men rise to positions of seemingly invincible power? What were the motives, the personal strength, or more often weaknesses, that drove them to achieve what no one else dared? In six powerful portraits, McLynn brilliantly evokes the critical moments when each of these warriors proved his mettle in battle, changing their own lives, the destiny of their people, and in some cases, the history of the world. We discover what drove Spartacus to take on the might of Rome against seemingly impossible odds, and how the young Napoleon rose to power in dramatic fasion at the Siege of Toulon. Heroes and Villains is more than a collection of individual biographies. By examining the complex psychologies of these extraordinary men, Frank McLynn builds up a convincing profile of the ultimate warrior. - Jacket flap. Acclaimed historian Frank McLynn focuses on six of the most powerful and magnetic leaders of all time: Spartacus, Attila the Hun, Richard the Lionhearted, Cortes, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Napoleon. How did these mortal men rise to positions of seemingly invincible power? What were the motives, the personal strength, or more often weaknesses, that drove them to achieve what no one else dared? Leadership. Command of troops. Command of troops. fast (OCoLC)fst00869220 Leadership. fast (OCoLC)fst00994701 Feldherr gnd Geschichte swd Nonfiction. https://archive.org/details/heroesvillainsin0000mcly Free eBook from the Internet Archive https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25885804M Additional information and access via Open Library heroesvillainsin0000mcly ark:/13960/t6840mv4w