The mask of command
Keegan, John , 1934-
The mask of command / John Keegan. - New York, NY : Penguin , 1988, c1987. - 368 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [353]-359.
John Keegan asks us to consider questions that are seldom asked: What makes a great military leader? Why is it that men, indeed sometimes entire nations, follow a single leader, often to victory, but with equal dedication also to defeat? Dozens of names come to mind...Napoleon, Lee, Charlemagne, Hannibal, Castro, Hussein. From a wide array, Keegan chooses four commanders who profoundly influenced the course of history: Alexander the Great, the Duke of Wellington, Ulysses S. Grant and Adolph Hitler. All powerful leaders, each cast in a different mold, each with diverse results.
9780140114065
88005429
Command of troops----History
Military history
Generals----Biography
UB210 / .K44 1988
355.3 KEE
The mask of command / John Keegan. - New York, NY : Penguin , 1988, c1987. - 368 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [353]-359.
John Keegan asks us to consider questions that are seldom asked: What makes a great military leader? Why is it that men, indeed sometimes entire nations, follow a single leader, often to victory, but with equal dedication also to defeat? Dozens of names come to mind...Napoleon, Lee, Charlemagne, Hannibal, Castro, Hussein. From a wide array, Keegan chooses four commanders who profoundly influenced the course of history: Alexander the Great, the Duke of Wellington, Ulysses S. Grant and Adolph Hitler. All powerful leaders, each cast in a different mold, each with diverse results.
9780140114065
88005429
Command of troops----History
Military history
Generals----Biography
UB210 / .K44 1988
355.3 KEE
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