and ruthless efficiency—human qualities that history has shown make a great military leader. A successful and victorious commander also needs to gain the trust and loyalty of the ranks ...

Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the greatest military commanders of all time ... But he was also a student of history, and repeatedly instructed his subordinates to pore over the campaigns of ...

While he never officially ranked the seven commanders ... or Frederick the Great, was king of Prussia from 1740-1786 and greatly expanded his kingdom's territory through his military victories.