The classical art of command: eight greek generals who shaped the history of warfare

CONTENTSList of Maps and IllustrationsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: Greek Generals and Warfare in the Classical Age  Eight Greek Generals         Two Generals in Action        Greek Generals: Responsibilities and Personality     What Generals Did, Their Qualifications, and Their Offices    Land Warfare          The Armies of Sparta, Athens, Boeotia, Syracuse, Persia, and Carthage  Greek Battleships and Navies        CH. 1  Leonidas of Sparta: the Lion at the Gates Leonidas' Sparta and His Military Challenges     The Threat of War         Preliminaries to the battle of Thermopylae       Leonidas in Thermopylae        The Aftermath          Conclusion          CH. 2 Themistocles of Athens: the Clever CounselorThemistocles, His City and His Military Challenges     Themistocles and the Athenian Navy       Themistocles and the Persian War till the Battle of Artemision   Themistocles in Artemision         The Battle of Salamis Themistocles after Salamis        Conclusion        CH. 3  Pericles of Athens: the Magisterial Commander         Pericles, Athenian Democracy and His Military Challenges    Pericles' Generalship Prior to the War against Samos (463/2?441)   The Samian RevoltPericles' Strategy of the Peloponnesian War     Pericles and the Peloponnesian War: The Limits of his Strategy    Conclusion          Ch. 4  Demosthenes of Athens: The Master of Surprise         Demosthenes and His Military Challenges      Defeat and Victories in Western Greece      Astonishing Success in Pylos         Sneak Attack on Megara        Coming Out Empty-Handed in Boeotia      Disaster in Sicily         Conclusion          CH. 5  Lysander of Sparta: The Lion and the Fox        Lysander and His Military Challenges      Lysander's First Admiralship and the Battle of Notium    Victory at Aegospotami        Lysander and the Spartan Empire       The Fall of a Hero Conclusion          CH. 6 Dionysius I of Syracuse: The Evolution of a General        Dionysius' Syracuse and His Military Challenges    Dionysius' Early Career up to the Battle of Gela (405)   The Buildup of Syracuse's Power        Preparations for the Second Carthaginian War (397-392)    The Siege of Motya         Besieged in Syracuse         Campaigns in Southern Italy (ca. 396-383)      The Third and Fourth Carthaginian Wars (383-367)     ConclusionCh. 7 Epaminondas and Pelopidas of Thebes Epaminondas and Pelopidas, Their Military Challenges and Their City Revolution in Thebes The Sacred Band and the Battle of Tegyra (375) The Battle of Leuctra (371) Theban Supremacy and the First Invasion of the Peloponnese The Second Invasion of the Peloponnese Pelopidas' Missteps in Thessaly  The Third Invasion of the Peloponnese and the Naval Bill Pelopidas' Last Battle Epaminondas' Last Battle ConclusionCh. 8  Conclusion The Art of Command: Planning, Management and Tactics The Art of Command: PersonalityBibliographyA. The Main Ancient SourcesB. Modern Literature