IV. John Singleton Mosby (1833–1916)

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. I. The Modern Originals 9
6. II. William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891) 20
7. III. Stonewall Jackson (1824–1863) 33
8. IV. John Singleton Mosby (1833–1916) 52
9. V. Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888–1935): “Lawrence of Arabia” 69
10. VI. Archibald Percival Wavell (1883–1950) 89
11. VII. Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (1891–1945) 101
12. VIII. George S. Patton, Jr. (1885–1945) 112
13. IX. Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) 133
14. X. Erich von Manstein (1887–1973) 137
15. XI. Bernard Law Montgomery (1887–1976) 148
16. XII. William Joseph Slim (1891–1970) 158
17. XIII. Joseph Warren “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell (1883–1946) 168
18. XIV. Matthew Bunker Ridgway (1895–1993) 172
19. XV. Moshe Dayan (1915–1981) 180
20. XVI. Vo Nguyen Giap (1911– ) 193
21. XVII. Harold G. Moore (1924– ) 213
22. XVIII. Nicholas F. “Nick” Vaux (1936– ): Vaux and the Happy Warriors of 42 Commando 237
23. XIX. H. Norman Schwarzkopf (1934– ) 257
24. Conclusions 277
25. Notes 285
26. Index 337