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Fabius Maximus was a Roman commander known as Fabius Cunctator, or the Delayer. After Hannibal’s early victories in Italy, he avoided decisive battle and used attrition, […]

1903–1993

Frank L. Howley was a United States Army officer who served as commandant of the American sector of Berlin after the Second World War. During the […]

1 series

c. 389–477

Gaiseric became king of the Vandals and Alans in 428 and led them from Hispania into Roman North Africa. His forces captured Carthage in 439, creating […]

George Bird Grinnell is represented in the linked non-fiction through political ambition and government, family, marriage and personal loyalty, and military command and battlefield decision-making. These […]

Gertrude Bell is represented in the linked non-fiction through empire, conquest and resistance, military command and battlefield decision-making, and family, marriage and personal loyalty. These works […]

1792–1857

Gulab Singh was a Dogra ruler who founded the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. He rose under Ranjit Singh, expanded Dogra power and acquired Kashmir […]

1 series

246 BCE–208 BCE

Hasdrubal Barca was the younger brother of Hannibal and a Carthaginian commander in Iberia during the Second Punic War. He fought Roman armies attempting to sever […]

1806–1857

Henry Montgomery Lawrence was a British soldier and administrator influential in Punjab and later at Lucknow. He helped supervise the Lahore state after the First Anglo-Sikh […]

1 series

Hephaestus was the Greek god of metalworking, fire and divine craftsmanship. He forges armour, weapons and wondrous objects for gods and heroes, including the shield of […]

Heraclius is represented in the linked non-fiction through empire, conquest and resistance, religion, belief and institutional authority, and court politics and dynastic power. These works approach […]

1 series