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God´s Generals: The Military Lives of Moses, the Buddha and Muhammad
Professor Richard A. Gabriel
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Description for God´s Generals: The Military Lives of Moses, the Buddha and Muhammad
Paperback. Examines the military leadership of founders of three great religions: Moses, Buddha and Muhammad Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 b/w drawings, 7 b/w maps. BIC Classification: HBW; HRAX; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
It is one of the more startling facts of military history that the founders of three of the four great religionsJudaism, Buddhism, and Islamwere also accomplished field generals with extensive experience in commanding men in battle. One of these, Muhammad, fought eight battles and was wounded twice, once almost fatally. Another, Siddhartha Gautama (later to become the Buddha), witnessed so much battlefield carnage that he suffered a psychological collapse. Moses had become so much a god-intoxicated personality, it is a reasonable suspicion that he, like the Buddha, was murdered. Indeed, had the experiences of these men in war not been ... Read more
It is one of the more startling facts of military history that the founders of three of the four great religionsJudaism, Buddhism, and Islamwere also accomplished field generals with extensive experience in commanding men in battle. One of these, Muhammad, fought eight battles and was wounded twice, once almost fatally. Another, Siddhartha Gautama (later to become the Buddha), witnessed so much battlefield carnage that he suffered a psychological collapse. Moses had become so much a god-intoxicated personality, it is a reasonable suspicion that he, like the Buddha, was murdered. Indeed, had the experiences of these men in war not been ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473898097
SKU
V9781473898097
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About Professor Richard A. Gabriel
Richard A. Gabriel is a distinguished professor in the Department of History and War Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada and in the Department of Defence Studies at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. He has also been professor of history and politics at the U.S. Army War College and held the Visiting Chair in Military Ethics at ... Read more
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