Short Synopsis
Christopher Kolenda's bold, wide-ranging collection brings together some of the most noted military minds, past and present, to examine the crucial role of leadership in combat.

Full Synopsis
This bold, wide-ranging collection brings together some of the most noted military minds, past and present, to examine the crucial role of leadership in combat. Written while Christopher Kolenda was a faculty member in the history department at West Point, it covers both classic and modern concepts of leadership and uses case studies from Alexander the Great through World War II to illustrate principles of leadership in concrete historical contexts.

"This rich intellectual fare coherently defines effective military leadership for both combat and peacetime training environments. Kolenda eschews the glib hype found in many books on leadership in this refreshingly original title." ---Library Journal

"The absolute best book on military leadership in peace and war I have ever read." ---Lieutenant General Hal Moore, USA, (Ret.)