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The University Press of Kentucky The Art of Command by Edited by Harry S. Laver Edited by Jeffrey J. Matthews
What essential leadership lessons do we learn by distilling the actions and ideas of great military commanders such as George Washington Dwight D. Eisenhower and Colin Powell? The Art of Command illustrates that great leaders become great through a commitment not only to develop vital skills but also to surmount personal shortcomings. Harry S. Laver Jeffrey J. Matthews and the other contributing authors identify nine core characteristics of highly effective leadership such as integrity determination vision and charisma and nine significant figures in American military history whose careers embody those qualities. The Art of Command examines each figures strengths and weaknesses and how those attributes affected their leadership abilities offering a unique perspective of military leadership in American history.show more