Alistair Horne
Author
Series
Modern Library chronicles volume 16
Physical Desc
xvi, 218 pages : map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Physical Desc
xii, 382 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A dramatic, colorful, stylishly-written history, Hubris is a much-needed reflection on war from a master of his field"--Amazon.com.
Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years. In this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles that changed the course of the twentieth century to reveal the one trait that links them all: hubris. In Greek tragedy, hubris is excessive human pride that challenges the...