Mike
Our newest series is nearly here - Command is now available for pre-order
February 6, 2010 12:00 AM
That's right, Command our latest series is almost here. We have mentioned it on the blog a couple of times, but for anyone who might have missed out on the details, the premise behind Command is pretty simple. These are not simple biographies, the Command series looks at how the greatest military leaders of history adopted technology, battlefield tactics and training methods, or simply inspired their troops through their personality and leadership skills. They provide a critical examination of each commander's key victories, and his notable adversaries. Illustrated with detailed maps, tactical uniforms and our signature uniform artwork and battlescenes, each book explains exactly how and why these great leaders were able to carve their names into the annals of military history.
The first two books in the series look at Napoleon Bonaparte and Erich Von Manstein respectively. These books are already available to preorder here. The next two titles in the series (available to pre-order from March) delve into the military experiences of George Patton and Julius Caesar.
And, for the first time we can also reveal the fifth and sixth books in the series - CMD 5 Erwin Rommel and CMD 6 Toyotomi Hideyoshi - both of which will be available from July.
Over the next few weeks I will be revealing some more information about the series (including a list of titles arriving later in the year, and a sneak peak at what to expect from our 2011 titles). But, for the time being, here are the covers of the first 6 books!
COMMENTS
That's a fairly predictable selection of titles. Are books on lesser-known commanders planned?
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They are! For obvious reasons our launch titles do cover some of the most well-known characters from throughout history - and are weighted towards our most popular period WW2. But, in much the same way as we have done with our other series the plan is to expand on this list over time and explore some of the lesser known individuals. In addition to that, there are a lot of commanders whose name is famous-- but who are largely ignored from a strategic military point of view. We will cover them too. We already know what the first 15 or so books will cover - keep an eye out for a post revealing them here soon!
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If someone would send me the spec, I will offer Archduke Charles "Nap's Great Adversary". His 1796 campaign is largely overlooked, despite it significantly influencing Jomini's supposed synthesis of "Napoleonic warfare" and being a manoeuvre of the central position, which N never actually achieved (failing miserably at Waterloo).
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