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B. H. Liddell Hart

1895 - 1970

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Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart (31 October 1895 – 29 January 1970), commonly known throughout most of his career as Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, was a British soldier, military historian, and military theorist. He wrote a series of military histories that proved influential among strategists. Arguing that frontal assault was bound to fail at great cost in lives, as proven in World War I, he recommended the "indirect approach" and reliance on fast-moving armoured formations. His pre-war publications are known to have influenced German World War II strategy, though he was accused of prompting captured generals to exaggerate his part in the development of blitzkrieg tactics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. B. H. Liddell Hart is the 1,235th most popular writer (down from 1,030th in 2019), the 1,405th most popular biography from France (down from 1,167th in 2019) and the 178th most popular French Writer.

B. H. Liddell Hart is most famous for his military theory of the indirect approach, which he developed during World War I.

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Among writers, B. H. Liddell Hart ranks 1,235 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexander Griboyedov, Karim Findi, Pierre de Marivaux, Egill Skallagrímsson, John William Polidori, and Gavrila Derzhavin. After him are Rasul Gamzatov, Lu You, Max Nordau, Charles Péguy, Achilles Tatius, and Hayim Nahman Bialik.

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Among people born in 1895, B. H. Liddell Hart ranks 78. Before him are Robert Graves, Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, Marcel Pagnol, Lin Yutang, Ferdinand Čatloš, and Choudhry Rahmat Ali. After him are Jean Giono, Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, Walter Dornberger, Vinoba Bhave, Jack Dempsey, and Dino Grandi. Among people deceased in 1970, B. H. Liddell Hart ranks 55. Before him are Eva Hesse, Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, Erich Heckel, Sonny Liston, Lev Kuleshov, and Reizo Fukuhara. After him are Kiyoo Kanda, Jean Giono, Toshio Iwatani, Bjarni Benediktsson, Percy Spencer, and Elsa Triolet.

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In France

Among people born in France, B. H. Liddell Hart ranks 1,405 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre de Marivaux (1688), Magnentius (303), Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais (1428), Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (1198), Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1847), and Pierre Varignon (1654). After him are Anthony, Duke of Brabant (1384), Dalmatius (350), Jules Chéret (1836), Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580), Patrick Depailler (1944), and Charles Péguy (1873).

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Among writers born in France, B. H. Liddell Hart ranks 178. Before him are Michel Butor (1926), Monique Wittig (1935), Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve (1685), Léo Taxil (1854), Michel Verne (1861), and Pierre de Marivaux (1688). After him are Charles Péguy (1873), Léon Bloy (1846), Émile Gaboriau (1832), Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (1893), Madame d'Aulnoy (1651), and Agrippa d'Aubigné (1552).

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