To Dare and to Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations, from Achilles to Al Qaeda

In the tradition of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Leebaert tells the stories of small forces that have triumphed over vastly larger ones and changed the course of history—from the Trojan Horse to Al Qaeda.

To Dare and to Conquer offers a theory of war and politics, recounting the stories of small forces that have triumphed over vastly larger ones and changed the course of history, and illuminating why some giants fall and others do not.

"[An] in-depth and insightful rundowns on scores of special operations around the globe" —Publisher's Weekly