50 strategies that changed history

Get right inside the strategic thinking behind 50 of history's greatest military, political and economic triumphs - and disasters. Learn how strategic thinking evolved as history's most gifted generals, politicians and business tycoons looked to the past for lessons on how to act in the present. See history as it happened - and experience the moments when events were in the balance and key players had to make crucial strategic decisions. This is history at its most immediate and gripping. With detailed fact files, a who's who of key players and ideas, timelines and clear infographics that illustrate the crucial moments that shaped history.