Name: The Mask of Command
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Author: John Keegan
ISBN: 9780140114065

Type

Physical Book

Author

John Keegan

Publisher

Penguin

Year

1988

Language

English

Pages

368

Format

Paperback

Weight

ISBN

0140114068

ISBN13

9780140114065

Synopsis "The Mask of Command "

John Keegan’s brilliant look at the meaning of leadershipIn The Mask of Command, John Keegan asks us to consider questions that are seldom asked: What is the definition of leadership? What makes a great military leader? Why is it that men, indeed sometimes entire nations, follow a single leader, often to victory, but with equal dedication also to defeat?Dozens of names come to mind...Napoleon, Lee, Charlemagne, Hannibal, Castro, Hussein. From a wide array, Keegan chooses four commanders who profoundly influenced the course of history: Alexander the Great, the Duke of Wellington, Ulysses S. Grant and Adolph Hitler. All powerful leaders, each cast in a different mold, each with diverse results. “The best military historian of our generation.” –Tom Clancy “A brilliant treatise on the essence of military leadership.” –The Philadelphia Inquirer “Fascinating and enlightening… marked by great intellectual liveliness… Mr. Keegan knows how to bring fighting alive on the page.” –The New York Times

John Keegan

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John Keegan (1934-2012), fue un historiador, profesor, escritor y periodista británico especializado en historia militar. Profesor en la universidad de Princeton y en la academia militar Sandhurst, colaboró como periodista con el Daily Telegraph y como guionista y presentador con la bbc. Escribió numerosas obras sobre la naturaleza de la guerra, inteligencia militar y la psicología del combatiente, entre ellas El rostro de la batalla, publicada en esta misma colección. Sus libros se caracterizan por analizar los hechos históricos aplicando la lógica y, a la vez, buscando el lado humano e individual del combatiente.

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