| The Mask of Command Contributor(s): Keegan, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140114068 ISBN-13: 9780140114065 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1988 Annotation: In this incisive analysis of generals, John Keegan examines the meaning of heroism as represented by Alexander the Great, Wellington, Grant, and Hitler, and argues that generalship, like warfare itself, is a cultural activity that has, through the years, required a change in the very nature of leadership. 16 pages of photos. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - History | Military - Strategy |
| Dewey: 355.330 |
| LCCN: 88005429 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.65 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Keegan's brilliant look at the meaning of leadership
In The Mask of Command, John Keegan asks us to consider questions that are seldom asked: What is the definition of leadership? 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. The Mask of Command is a companion volume to John Keegan's classic study of the individual soldier, The Face of Battle together they form a masterpiece of military and human history.
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