On War and Leadership (eBook)

The Words of Combat Commanders from Frederick the Great to Norman Schwarzkopf

Michael Owen Connelly (Autor)

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2009
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-2516-5 (ISBN)

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Owen Connelly is the McKissick Dial Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. An ex-captain of U.S. Army Rangers, he did two years' duty in the Korean War and was later executive officer of the Rangers' Amphibious and Jungle Warfare Training Camp in Florida. He was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, in 1989 and 1995. His many books include Napoleon's Satellite Kingdoms, The Gentle Bonaparte, The Epoch of Napoleon, Blundering to Glory, and the widely used text French Revolution and Napoleonic Era.

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What can we learn about leadership and the experience of war from the best combat leaders the world has ever known? This book takes us behind the scenes and to the front lines of the major wars of the past 250 years through the words of twenty combat commanders. What they have to say--which is remarkably similar across generational, national, and ideological divides--is a fascinating take on military history by those who lived it. It is also worthwhile reading for anyone, from any walk of life, who makes executive decisions. The leaders showcased here range from Frederick the Great to Norman Schwarzkopf. They include such diverse figures as Napoleon Bonaparte, commanders on both sides of the Civil War (William Tecumseh Sherman and Stonewall Jackson), German and American World War II generals (Rommel and Patton), a veteran of the Arab-Israeli wars (Moshe Dayan), and leaders from both sides of the Vietnam War (Vo Nguyen Giap and Harold Moore). What they have had in common is an unrivaled understanding of the art of command and a willingness to lead from the front. All earned the respect and loyalty of those they led--and moved them to risk death. The practices of these commanders apply to any leadership situation, whether military, business, political, athletic, or other. Their words reveal techniques for anticipating the competition, leading through example, taking care of the "e;troops,"e; staying informed, turning bad luck to advantage, improvising, and making bold decisions. Leader after leader emphasizes the importance of up-front "e;muddy boots"e; leadership and reveals what it takes to persevere and win. Identifying a pattern of proven leadership, this book will benefit anyone who aspires to lead a country, a squadron, a company, or a basketball team. It is a unique distillation of two and a half centuries of military wisdom.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.1.2009
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: 42 Commando • Afrika Korps • airborne forces • Aircraft • Airpower • air supremacy • Ammunition • Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell • Army • Army group • artillery • battalion • Battle of Ia Drang • bayonet • Bedouin • Bernard Montgomery • Blitzkrieg • Bread • brigadier general • British Army • Cadre (military) • carbine • Cavalry • Charles de Gaulle • Chiang Kai-shek • chindits • Chuck Horner • close air support • Combatant • Commander • commanding officer • company commander • Conscription • Council of war • Distinguished Service Cross (United States) • Division (military) • Dwight D. Eisenhower • Eighth Army (United Kingdom) • Envelopment • Erich von Manstein • Erwin Rommel • field commander • Frank Merrill • Frederick the Great • French army • Gerd von Rundstedt • Half-track • Hal Moore • Helicopter • howitzer • infantry • invasion of normandy • Jeep • junior officer • Landing zone • machine gun • Mao Zedong • Merrill's Marauders • Military • military history • Military organization • morale • musket • Napoleon • Naval Postgraduate School • Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. • Oberkommando der Wehrmacht • obstacle • Officer (armed forces) • omar bradley • on war • orde wingate • Panzer • Panzer corps • paratrooper • Platoon • quartermaster • Random House • Reconnaissance • Regiment • Rifle • Royal Marines • Skirmisher • South Vietnam • Staff College • Staff (military) • stonewall jackson • Superiority (short story) • Trench • troop • United States Armed Forces • Vehicle • Viet Cong • Vinegar • Võ Nguyên Giáp • warfare • Weapon • William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim • World War I • World War II
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-2516-4 / 1400825164
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-2516-5 / 9781400825165