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The mask of command / John Keegan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1987.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 368 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0670459887
  • 9780670459889
  • 0140114068 pb
  • 9780140114065 pb
  • 0670459887
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 355.3/3041/09
LOC classification:
  • UB210 .K44 1987
Online resources: Abstract: 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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Bibliogr.: p. 353-359.

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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