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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of B. H. Liddell Hart has received more than 611,054 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). B. H. Liddell Hart is the 1,111th most popular writer (down from 1,092nd in 2019), the 1,291st most popular biography from France (down from 1,216th in 2019) and the 163rd 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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  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.60

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  • 3.19

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Among writers, B. H. Liddell Hart ranks 1,111 out of 5,755. Before him are Zenodotus, Lao She, Harry Harrison, Waris Dirie, Virginia Henderson, and Dionysius Thrax. After him are Ephraim Kishon, Michael Connelly, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Lin Yutang, Rudolf von Sebottendorf, and Meng Haoran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, B. H. Liddell Hart ranks 71. Before him are Kurt Zeitzler, André Frédéric Cournand, Lewis Milestone, Robert Graves, Marcel Pagnol, and Wilhelm Gustloff. After him are Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, Lin Yutang, Walter Dornberger, Jean Giono, Kiril, Prince of Preslav, and Jack Dempsey. Among people deceased in 1970, B. H. Liddell Hart ranks 48. Before him are Lázaro Cárdenas, Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, Arthur Adamov, E. M. Forster, Sonny Liston, and Lev Kuleshov. After him are Percy Spencer, Barnett Newman, Jean Giono, Elsa Triolet, Maud Lewis, and Pedro Cea.

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In France

Among people born in France, B. H. Liddell Hart ranks 1,291 out of 6,011. Before him are Camille Jordan (1838), John III of Navarre (1477), Étienne Gilson (1884), Philipp Spener (1635), Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (1334), and Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827). After him are Georges Duby (1919), Louis, Count of Vermandois (1667), Emma Watson (1990), Aimé Jacquet (1941), Robert III, Count of Flanders (1249), and Charles, Duke of Mayenne (1554).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, B. H. Liddell Hart ranks 163. Before him are Adalberon (947), Madeleine de Scudéry (1607), Marcel Pagnol (1895), Heinrich Kramer (1430), Jean Giraudoux (1882), and Pierre Larousse (1817). After him are Joachim du Bellay (1522), Joseph Bédier (1864), Raymond Radiguet (1903), Catherine de Bourbon (1559), Paul Scarron (1610), and Michel Tournier (1924).

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