1.0VDH’s Blade of Perseushttps://victorhanson.comVictor Hansonhttps://victorhanson.com/author/vdhanson/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7X6Dw9bngi"><a href="https://victorhanson.com/the-soul-of-battle-from-ancient-times-to-the-present-day-how-three-great-liberators-vanquished-tyranny/">The Soul of Battle: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, How Three Great Liberators Vanquished Tyranny</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://victorhanson.com/the-soul-of-battle-from-ancient-times-to-the-present-day-how-three-great-liberators-vanquished-tyranny/embed/#?secret=7X6Dw9bngi" width="600" height="338" title="“The Soul of Battle: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, How Three Great Liberators Vanquished Tyranny” — VDH’s Blade of Perseus" data-secret="7X6Dw9bngi" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://victorhanson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Hanson-Logo-1.png595200The Soul of Battle: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, How Three Great Liberators Vanquished Tyranny Victor Davis Hanson presents an audacious and controversial theory of what contributes to the success of military campaigns. Examining in riveting detail the campaigns of three brilliant generals who led largely untrained forces to victory over tyrannical enemies, […]