To dare and to conquer special operations and the destiny of nations, from Achilles to Al Qaeda
In the tradition of "Guns, Germs, and Steel," Leebaert tells the stories of small forces that have triumphed over vastly larger ones and changed the course of history--from the Trojan Horse to Al Qaeda. Maps & charts.
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New York :
Back Bay Books,
2007, ©2006.
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| Edition: | 1st Back Bay pbk. ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Who dares wins: Special operations, special forces, special targets
- Even Troy must fall: Hidden ways, from the wooden horse to the rise of Macedon ca. 1200 to ca. 400 B.C.
- Birth of world power: Longer reach, from Alexander to the barbarian invasions of Rome, ca. 356 B.C. to fifth century A.D.
- Terrible few: Cracks in the edifice, from the fall of Rome to the fading of the feudal order, 476-1300
- Great wheel turns: When nothing else works in a time of gunpowder, learning, and engineering, 1300-1500
- War of the worlds: When only a few could go, Aztecs and Incas meet the Conquistadors, 1500-1600
- No peace beyond the line: Naval special warfare, pirates, buccaneers, and the imperialists they preyed on, 1522-1689
- Hazard of the new fortunes: Specialization and enterprise, Europe from the westward discovery to the zenith of the sun king, 1492-1701
- Old world and the new: Point of the lance in Europe, India, and North America, 1700-1775
- To try men's souls: Continent to make and few to do it, the American Revolution and its enemies, 1775-1807
- Fate of glory: Special operations in the biggest war yet, the French Revolution and its aftermaths, 1789-1830
- New frontiers: Where special talents apply, National revolt and global ambition, 1830-1861
- Strange fulfillments: Newer tasks for the daring few as steam and machinery transform the struggle, 1861-1902
- From spark to flame: Alternative means, Kitty Hawk to the end of all wars, 1903-1918
- Sinister twilight: Dangerous young men, the unreal peace, 1919-1939
- So far, the main event: Anything goes, the stakes of totalitarian conquest, 1939-1945
- Dawn like thunder: Here to stay, new strengths, new dangers, 1945-1961
- Invasion from the future: From both sides now, 1961-2010.
