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The Mask of Command Paperback - 1988
by Keegan, John
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In this incisive analysis of generals, John Keegan examines the meaning of heroism as represented by Alexander the Great, Wellington, Grant, and Hitler, and argues that generalship, like warfare itself, is a cultural activity that has, through the years, required a change in the very nature of leadership. 16 pages of photos.
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- Title The Mask of Command
- Author Keegan, John
- Binding Paperback
- Edition reprint
- Condition Used: Good
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin, New York
- Publication date 1988-10-04
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # SONG0140114068
- ISBN 9780140114065 / 0140114068
- Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.9 in (19.56 x 12.95 x 2.29 cm)
- Size 5.08x0.88x7.73
- Age range 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Category History - Military / War
- Library of Congress subjects Command of troops - History
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 88005429
- Dewey Decimal Code 355.330
- Quantity available 1
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Summary
John Keegan’s brilliant look at the meaning of leadership
In 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
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- Publishers Weekly, 08/19/1988, Page 0
