Leadership in War: Lessons from Those Who Made History
Autor Andrew Robertsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 noi 2020
Taking us from the French Revolution to the Cold War and the Falklands, celebrated historian Andrew Roberts presents us with a bracingly honest and insightful look at nine major figures in modern history: Napoleon Bonaparte, Horatio Nelson, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, George C. Marshall, Charles de Gaulle, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Margaret Thatcher.
Each of these leaders fundamentally shaped the outcome of the war their nation was embroiled in. How were they alike, and in what ways did they differ? Was their 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,Leadershipin Warpresents 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. 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 to victory.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780141987545
ISBN-10: 0141987545
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.19 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0141987545
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.19 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Notă biografică
Andrew
Robertsis
a
biographer
and
historian
of
international
renown
whose
books
includeSalisbury:
Victorian
Titan(winner,
the
Wolfson
Prize
for
History);Masters
and
Commanders;
andThe
Storm
of
War,
which
reached
No.
2
on
theSunday
Timesbestseller
list.
His
most
recent
book
wasNapoleon
the
Great(2014),
which
won
the
Grand
Prix
of
the
Fondation
Napoléon.
Roberts
is
a
Fellow
of
the
Royal
Societies
of
Literature
and
Arts.
He
appears
regularly
on
British
television
and
radio
and
writes
for
theSunday
Telegraph,Spectator,Literary
Review,Mail
on
SundayandDaily
Telegraph.
Recenzii
Roberts
is
superbly
well-qualified
to
write
about
these
extraordinary
leaders.Roberts
teaches
not
just
through
analysis,
as
indeed
he
does,
but
by
example.Each
of
his
chapters
is
a
finely
crafted
gem
of
communication.
Roberts's
description
offers
vivid
detail,
spare
prose,
immortal
rhetoric,
and
a
touch
of
humor.
His
chapters
offer
masterly,
magnificent
portraits
of
what
it
takes
to
steer
an
army
or
a
nation
through
a
crisis.Any
leader
would
envy
the
chance
to
have
Roberts
as
his
or
her
speechwriter
or
Director
of
Communications.Every
reader
can
be
grateful
for
such
a
thrilling
and
succinct
account
of
leadership.
A condensation of a wonderful series of lectures Mr Roberts delivered to the New-York Historical Society ...Among military historians, Mr Roberts is Britain's crown gem, and his pithy insights compiled in 'Leadership in War' reflect decades of diligent, patient study.
Meticulously researched and full of revelations, this is a fascinating read.
Leadership in Waris an understated treasure of 2019...a tour de force of historical portraiture.
Leadership in Warhasthe enjoyable feel of a lively dinner table conversation.
illuminating experiences are presented in easily digestible form in Andrew Roberts's new book,Leadership in War, a collection of nine portraits of wartime leaders, from Napoleon Bonaparte to Margaret Thatcher. These portrayals were originally delivered as lectures by Roberts, a prolific historian of World War II and biographer of Napoleon and Churchill. The profiles of Napoleon and Dwight D. Eisenhower are the most salient for business readers, butit is not difficult to find insight in nearly all of them
Few authors compare to Andrew Roberts.He dips his pen in the most eloquent ink to bring to life figures who have heaps of lessons to teach us
Roberts has a gift for finding the anecdote or quotation which reveals an essential truth about his subject.
His analyses of the criteria needed for success aresuccinct and... convincing. ... The mysteries of leadership in times of conflict probably evade ultimate explanation, but Roberts, the biographer of Napoleon and Churchill,does much to throw new light on them,
A condensation of a wonderful series of lectures Mr Roberts delivered to the New-York Historical Society ...Among military historians, Mr Roberts is Britain's crown gem, and his pithy insights compiled in 'Leadership in War' reflect decades of diligent, patient study.
Meticulously researched and full of revelations, this is a fascinating read.
Leadership in Waris an understated treasure of 2019...a tour de force of historical portraiture.
Leadership in Warhasthe enjoyable feel of a lively dinner table conversation.
illuminating experiences are presented in easily digestible form in Andrew Roberts's new book,Leadership in War, a collection of nine portraits of wartime leaders, from Napoleon Bonaparte to Margaret Thatcher. These portrayals were originally delivered as lectures by Roberts, a prolific historian of World War II and biographer of Napoleon and Churchill. The profiles of Napoleon and Dwight D. Eisenhower are the most salient for business readers, butit is not difficult to find insight in nearly all of them
Few authors compare to Andrew Roberts.He dips his pen in the most eloquent ink to bring to life figures who have heaps of lessons to teach us
Roberts has a gift for finding the anecdote or quotation which reveals an essential truth about his subject.
His analyses of the criteria needed for success aresuccinct and... convincing. ... The mysteries of leadership in times of conflict probably evade ultimate explanation, but Roberts, the biographer of Napoleon and Churchill,does much to throw new light on them,