Books by William Manchester
“This book is a great example of how long the idea of Caesar lived in the minds of people writing about soldiers and politicians. MacArthur was an extraordinary figure. He prided himself on his superiority to everybody else, to his speed and imagination. He didn’t like trench warfare or anything that was slow. He prized the unexpected. He was an egomaniac, not for nothing claimed by Donald Trump as his favourite general.” Read more...
The best books on Julius Caesar
Peter Stothard, Journalist
Interviews where books by William Manchester were recommended
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Et Tu, Brute? The Murder of Caesar and Political Assassination
by Greg Woolf -
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American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
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Caesar and Cleopatra
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The Complete Works of Julius Caesar
by Julius Caesar -
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Imperial Projections in Modern Popular Culture
by Sandra R. Joshel (Ed)
The best books on Julius Caesar, recommended by Peter Stothard
The best books on Julius Caesar, recommended by Peter Stothard
Julius Caesar was a populist politician and general of the late Roman Republic who immortalized himself not only by his beautiful writing about his military exploits, but also by the manner of his death. Here, British journalist and critic Peter Stothard, author of The Last Assassin, chooses five books to help you understand both the man and what motivated him and some of the people who have been inspired by him in the 2,000 years since he died.
