The Generals - What Makes a Military Leader?

About the show

From Sun Tzu to Joan of Arc, Saladin to Charlemagne, Erwin Rommel to George Patton, Iain Dale takes us across human history to answer the question: what makes a military leader?

The one theme that runs through the history of virtually every country in the world, right from the dawn of time, is war. Military strategy fascinates us, and yet for many it remains a mystery.

We may think we know what the word ‘general’ means and what a general actually does. But do we really? What made them successful? Why have they become military legends? How much is it to do with their strategic abilities, leadership qualities or force of personality? What can we learn?