military leadership from George Washington to Colin Powell /
edited by Harry S. Laver and Jeffrey J. Matthews.
Lexington, Kentucky :
The University Press of Kentucky,
[2008]
1 online resource (xvi, 276 pages) :
portraits
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Lt. Gen. Steven W. Boutelle -- Introduction: leadership for war and peace / Harry S. Laver and Jeffrey J. Matthews -- Integrity and leadership: George Washington / Caroline Cox -- Determination and leadership: Ulysses S. Grant / Harry S. Laver -- Institutional leadership: George C. Marshall / Larry I. Bland -- Cross-cultural leadership: Dwight D. Eisenhower / Kerry E. Irish -- Charismatic leadership: Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller / Jon T. Hoffman -- Visionary leadership: Henry H. "Hap" Arnold / François Le Roy and Drew Perkins -- Technology and leadership: Hyman G. Rickover / Thomas L. "Tim" Foster -- Adaptive leadership: Harold G. "Hal" Moore / H.R. McMaster -- Exemplary followership: Colin L. Powell / Jeffrey J. Matthews -- Recommended reading.
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In examining the art and science of American military leadership from the American Revolution to the Persian Gulf War, this book spotlights the complex dynamics of effective leadership. The authors probe the human and social factors that affect leadership development, as well as the education, experience, and mentoring that shape a leader's career.