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1. ew.com › books › author-interviewsTara Westover on the success and future of Educated

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   Feb 27, 2020 · The story Tara Westover tells in her memoir Educated is remarkable in and of itself; a story of overcoming, to most readers, inconceivable odds before going on to triumphant personal success....

2. www.goodreads.com › book › showOn War and Leadership: The Words of Combat Commanders f…

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   Jan 1, 2002 · Michael Owen Connelly. 4.15. 46 ratings6 reviews. 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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3. mwi.westpoint.edu › war-books-five-commandersWar Books: Five Commanders Every Military Professional Should ...

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   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.

4. www.forcesnews.com › services › tri-serviceGreat British Battle Commanders and the six reasons why they ...

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   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.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Educated_(memoir)Educated (memoir) - Wikipedia

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   Educated is a 2018 memoir by the American author Tara Westover. Westover recounts overcoming her survivalist Mormon family in order to go to college, and emphasizes the importance of education in enlarging her world.

6. warfarehistorynetwork.com › article › what-makesWhat Makes Great Commanders Great? - Warfare History Network

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   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.

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   What makes a great commander a good leader?

   • The ability to trust one’s thoughts, experiences, and judgment is central to the strength of personality required to put sound thinking into action. It is no accident that the great commanders all possessed self-confidence and strong wills.

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   Why do people follow a great commander?

   • They follow a great commander for the most basic of reasons: because they respect and trust him and believe that he values them as well and will not squander their lives needlessly. Great captains arise when there are great challenges to be dealt with, or when social turmoil loosens the constraints that guide the exercise of power in normal times.

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   How many commanders should a military professional study?

   • 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.

   War Books: Five Commanders Every Military Professional Should Study

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   Is educated a good book?

   • Be warned: Educated has quite a bit of domestic abuse and violence. Tara’s abuse from her older brother is particularly painful to read. If you can get past the violence and anti-homeschooling theme, then it is a well-written memoir about a young girl’s self transformation and will to survive.

   Review of "Educated" - Good Books for Catholic Kids

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   Why is intelligence important to history's great commanders?

   • While certain traits of intellect are important to the success of history’s great commanders, a word of caution is in order. Intellect, per se, is not sufficient for military greatness. Whatever else the great captains of antiquity were, they were first and foremost men of action.

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   What factors are relevant to the emergence of a great commander?

   • Two sets of factors are relevant to the emergence of such leaders. The first involves traits of personality and character that permit the great commander to comprehend his world as it is, even as he sees beyond it to the objectives he wishes to advance in the future. The second is the historical circumstance in which the commander finds himself.

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8. goodbooksforcatholickids.com › review-of-educatedReview of “Educated” - Good Books for Catholic Kids

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   Oct 19, 2020 · Educated is the emotional and thought-provoking memoir of a young woman who grew up in a dysfunctional family. Tara Westover’s family was physically abusive, emotionally abusive, and verbally abusive.