The mask of command

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The author examines 4 very distinct leadership styles and how they reflect their times. Alexander the Great, the "Heroic" leader fighting along side his men. Wellington, the "Anti-Hero" prepared to fight but without theatrics. Ulysses S. Grant the "Unheroic" leader, considering himself no better than his men. Adolph Hitler, the "False Heroic" leader, relying on past glory and simulated heroism and directing troops from miles away.

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Title Statements

Full title :The mask of command / John Keegan.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:1987.
Edition:1st American ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Viking
Place of Publication:New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language:eng
Publication Date:1987.

Notes

"Elisabeth Sifton books."

Comprend un index.

The Physical Object

Description:368 p., [16] p. of plates : : ill., maps ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0670459887, 9780670459889, 0140114068 pb, 9780140114065 pb, 0670459887
oclc:ocn813233657
LC Classification:UB210
Dewey Decimal:355.3/3041/09

Subjects

Alexander,, the Great Command of troops Command of troops -- History Commandement des troupes -- Histoire Grant, Ulysses S., (Ulysses Simpson) History Hitler, Adolf Wellington, Arthur Wellesley,, Duke of