The Great Commanders

The first mdash and perhaps the greatest mdash commander was Alexander the Great In his early twenties Alexander conquered more of the known world than anyone before or since

Julius Caesar a scheming politician used military power to dominate Rome Massively in debt he led his armies through a decade of conquest to bid for wealth glory and power

Napoleon Bonaparte was a political and military genius who exploited the turmoil of revolution to become Emperor of France He then used his command skills to conquer Europe

Horatio Nelson is Britains greatest naval hero Though at times insubordinate and reckless Nelsons professional skills and personal inspiration brought him uncommon successes throughout the Mediterranean and Atlantic

At the beginning of the Civil War Ulysses S Grant worked in a store Within four years he was commanding the Union Armies and within eight he was President of the United States

Following the Russian Revolution Georgi Zhukov rose to become Stalins deputy in the war against Hitler Though innovative he was a singleminded soldier whose abilities helped turn the war around