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02732aam a2200325 i 4500 001 4C7C8C22D89F11EB81BA7E5E52ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210629010024 008 200819t20202019nyu e b 000 0deng d 020 $a 0525522409 020 $a 9780525522409 035 $a (OCoLC)1184058018 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d JUH $d SILO 100 1 $a Roberts, Andrew, $d 1963- $e author. 245 10 $a Leadership in war : $b essential lessons from those who made history / $c Andrew Roberts. 264 1 $a [New York] : $b Penguin Books, $c 2020 300 $a xiv, 239 pages ; $c 21 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-239). 505 0 $a The leadership conundrum -- Napoleon Bonaparte -- Horatio Nelson -- Winston Churchill -- Adolf Hitler -- Joseph Stalin -- George C. Marshall -- Charles de Gaulle -- Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Margaret Thatcher -- The leadership paradigm. 520 $a A comparison of nine leaders who led their nations through the greatest wars the world has ever seen and whose unique strengths -- and weaknesses -- shaped the course of human history. Taking us from the French Revolution to the Cold War, Andrew Roberts presents us with a bracingly honest and deeply insightful look at nine major figures in modern history: Napoleon Bonaparte, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Charles de Gaulle, Horatio Nelson, Margaret Thatcher, and George Marshall. Each one of these leaders fundamentally shaped the outcome of the war their nation was embroiled in. In what ways were they alike, and in what ways did they differ? Is war leadership unique, or did these leaders have something in common, traits and techniques that transcend time and place and can be applied to the fundamental nature of conflict? Meticulously researched and compellingly written, this book presents readers with fresh, complex portraits of leaders who approached war with different tactics and different weapons, but with the common goal of success in the face of battle. Both inspiring and cautionary, these portraits offer important lessons on leadership in times of struggle, unease, and discord. With his trademark verve and incisive observation, Roberts reveals the qualities that doom even the most promising leaders to failure, and the qualities that lead a person to victory. 650 0 $a Leadership. 650 0 $a Command of troops. 650 0 $a Military history. 650 0 $a Military biography. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Case studies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 2 952 $l WCPC115 $d 20240806012439.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20230629023527.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4C7C8C22D89F11EB81BA7E5E52ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search