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  1. Jan 1, 2002 · What can we learn about leadership and the experience of war from the best combat leaders the world has ever known? This book takes us behind the scenes and to the front lines of the major wars of the past 250 years through the words of twenty combat commanders.

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  2. Jul 21, 2023 · Joe Byerly introduces readers to five commanders military professionals should study, explains the unique value of studying each, and recommends books on each commander for your reading list. When we begin our military careers we have choices when it comes to how we’ll develop our leadership abilities.

  3. 3 days ago · 30th October 2024 at 1:37pm. Commanders like the Duke of Wellington had a blend of six attributes that made them successful on the battlefield (Picture: Alamy) Commanders come in all personality types. Some are natural warriors and lead from the front. Indeed, some embody psychotic violence and appear to enjoy it.

  4. Education and Intellect. The great captains were all well-educated men, formally trained by the educational establishments of their times. Sargon II was perhaps the best educated, a classical scholar who was fluent in the ancient Sumerian languages and a military historian who wrote commentaries on his country’s ancient battles.

  5. Aug 14, 2019 · A commander might command forces to overthrow a government on the grounds that it is weak, decadent or corrupt, or demand that fateful decisions be taken free of political interference. Hence, the emphasis put in by democracies to ensure that supreme command rests with the elected government.

    • Lawrence Freedman
    • lawrence.freedman@kcl.ac.uk
    • 2020
  6. Nov 29, 2015 · 1. Charles B. MacDonald. Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of WWII. London: Endeavour Press, 2015. 337 pages. Serving as a combat company commander is the pinnacle of many...

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