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In 218 bce Hannibal undertook a tour de force, crossing the Alps with 45,000 men and 70 elephants, in one of the most monumental feats in military history. His strategic brilliance, daring, and aptitude as a leader made him one of the greatest military commanders of all time. His decisive victory at the Battle of Cannae against a significantly larger Roman army is the stuff of legend. Where Hannibal fumbled was his failure to seize the big prize: Rome. Although he had several opportunities to do so, Hannibal never chose to attack and conquer the city.
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Kets de Vries, M.F.R. (2017). Fear of Failure or Fear of Success?. In: Riding the Leadership Rollercoaster. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45162-6_23
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