Looks at three sins which drive great military leaders - arrogance, ambition and vanity and looks at how these attributes manifested themselves in the WWII leadership of Field Marshall Montgomery and General MacArthur.
20th Century beliefs that a new military technology would bring about cleaner wars and reduce casualties are confounded in this look at modern warfare from the Battle of the Somme to the Gulf War.
Historical examples of grand military plans failing either because they were unrealistic, not followed properly or were created with too much influence of political considerations and interservice-rivalries.
Examining the strategic failures of politicians. Included: Crusaders at the battle of Hattin in 1187. Benitto Mussolini invades Ethiopian territory in 1935; and Ronald Reagan and Grenada in 1983.
