The Mask of Command

Keegan, John

ISBN 10: 022401949X / ISBN 13: 9780224019491

Edité par Random House, London, United Kingdom, 1994

A propos de cet article

Very good condition. Clean text, tight binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

N° de réf. du vendeur 087237

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Mask of Command
• Éditeur: Random House, London, United Kingdom
• Date de parution: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 022401949X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780224019491
• Reliure: Hard Cover
• Édition: First United Kingdom Edition.
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good w/Protective Cover

A propos de ce titre

Synopsis

Unusual book

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 best military historian of our generation.” –Tom Clancy
 
“A brilliant treatise on the essence of military leadership.” –The Philadelphia Inquirer
 
“Fascinating and enlightening... marked by great intellectual liveliness... Mr. Keegan knows how to bring fighting alive on the page.” –The New York Times