Great Wars and Great Leaders

About the Author

Ralph Raico is professor of European history at Buffalo State College and a specialist on the history of liberty, the liberal tradition in Europe, and the relationship between war and the rise of the state. He is the recipient of the 2000 Gary G. Schlarbaum Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Cause of Liberty. The author is grateful to the Independent Institute for permission to reprint some of the essays in this work.

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