Leadership: The Warrior's Art

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• ISBN13: 9780970968210
• ISBN10: 0970968213
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Army War College Foundation Press

Summary

• Foreword by Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey, USA (Ret.)
• Contributors include Gen. Gordon Sullivan, former U.S. Army Chief of Staff; Conrad Crane; Fred Kagan

  This bold, wide-ranging collection brings together some of the most noted military minds, past and present, to examine the crucial role of leadership in combat. Written while Christopher Kolenda was a faculty member in the history department at West Point, it covers both classic and modern concepts of leadership and uses case studies from Alexander the Great through World War II to illustrate principles of leadership in concrete historical contexts.

Author Biography

Christopher Kolenda is a graduate of West Point, a former West Point instructor, and a retired Army officer.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
General Barry R. McCaffrey
Editor's Preface	xv
Acknowledgments	xxv
Introduction	xxix
Lieutenant General Walter F. Ulmer, Jr.
Section I: Ancient and Modern Concepts of Leadership	1	(96)
What is Leadership? Some Classical Ideas	3	(24)
Christopher D. Kolenda
Teaching Combat Leadership at West Point: Closing the Gap between Expectation and Experience	27	(16)
Charles F. Brower IV
Gregory J. Dardis
Leadership, Versatility, and All That Jazz	43	(12)
Gordon R. Sullivan
Living on the Edge: Building Cohesion and the Will to Win	55	(26)
Robert W. Madden
Discipline: Creating the Foundation for an Initiative-Based Organization	81	(16)
Christopher D. Kolenda
Section II: Historical Case Studies	97	(152)
Alexander the Great: A Study in Character, Vision and Perception	99	(22)
Christopher D. Kolenda
Calculation and Circumstance: The Leadership of Frederick the Great	121	(20)
Dennis Showalter
Hard Knocks, Hubris and Dogma: Leader Competence in the American Expeditionary Forces	141	(24)
Richard S. Faulkner
Heroism Under Fire: American Combat Experiences in World War II	165	(12)
Cole C. Kingseed
Culture of Confidence: The Tactical Excellence of the German Army of the Second World War	177	(28)
Kevin W. Farrell
Leadership, Technology, and the Ethics of Total War: Curtis E. LeMay and the Fire Bombing of Japan	205	(20)
Conrad C. Crane
Soviet Operational Art: The Theory and Practice of Initiative 1917-1945	225	(24)
Frederick Kagan
Section III: Contemporary Experiences and Reflections on Leadership	249	(122)
21st Century Leadership: The Broadened Attributes of a Soldier	251	(8)
Daniel W. Christman
Charisma	259	(18)
John C. ``Doc'' Bahnsen
Looking Up: Leadership from a Follower's Perspective	277	(10)
Douglas E. Lute
The Battle of Oom Chalouba, 17 June 2008: The Leader's Role in Preparing Units for the Physical Demands of Combat	287	(22)
Mark P. Hertling
Battle Focused Training	309	(18)
Robert W. Cone
The Renaissance Force: Selecting Soldiers and Forging Teams for Special Operations	327	(18)
Richard W. Potter
Kalev I. Sepp
Unleashing Human Potential: The Leader's Role in Creating the Climate for High Performing Organizations	345	(26)
John W. Woodmansee, Jr
Biographies of Contributing Authors	371	(8)
Endnotes	379	(54)
Index	433