The wisdom of history’s great military minds to tutor readers on the necessary intellectual skills to win not only battles but also wars. Author illuminates practices that worked well or poorly in the past, together with reasons why. He discusses national security interests, strategic building blocks, military strategies across the conflict spectrum, and methods for developing talent and strategic acumen, and recent case studies that put principles into practice. It is a rare book on war strategy, organization, logistics, control and command. These great veterans not only provide theoretical, but also a practical demonstration of warfare. Life stories of these adventures also educate us on details of battles, diplomacy, foreign policy, politics and history of their period, hitherto little known. This book is an asset for military studies, historians, political scientists; it is an interesting and educative work for general readers as well.