Robert E. Lee on Leadership Executive Lessons in Character, Courage, and Vision

by Crocker, H.W.

• ISBN13: 9780761525547
• ISBN10: 0761525548
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-24
• Publisher: Crown Forum

Summary

Robert E. Lee was a leader for the ages. The man heralded by Winston Churchill as "one of the noblest Americans who ever lived" inspired an out-manned, out-gunned army to achieve greatness on the battlefield. He was a brilliant strategist and a man of unyielding courage who, in the face of insurmountable odds, nearly changed forever the course of history. "A masterpiecethe best work of its kind I have ever read. Crocker's Lee is a Lee for all leaders to study; and to work, quite deliberately, to emulate." Major General Josiah Bunting III, superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute In this remarkable book, you'll learn the keys to Lee's greatness as a man and a leader. You'll find a general whose standards for personal excellence was second to none, whose leadership was founded on the highest moral principles, and whose character was made of steel. You'll see how he remade a rag-tag bunch of men into one of the most impressive fighting forces history has ever known. You'll also discover other sides of Leethe businessman who inherited the debt-ridden Arlington plantation and streamlined its operations, the teacher who took a backwater college and made it into a prestigious university, and the motivator who inspired those he led to achieve more than they ever dreamed possible. Each chapter concludes with the extraordinary lessons learned, which can be applied not only to your professional life, but also to your private life as well. Today's business world requires leaders of uncommon excellence who can overcome the cold brutality of constant change. Robert E. Lee was such a leader. He triumphed over challenges people in business face every day. Guided by his magnificent example, so can you.

Author Biography

<b>H. W. Crocker III,</b> a longtime student of Robert E. Lee, is the executive editor of Regnery Publishing, Inc., consulting editor for Eagle Book Clubs, and former speechwriter for the governor of California. He serves on the board of the Southern Military Institute, writes a column on Civil War books for <i>Southern Partisan</i> magazine, and has written on military history for <i>National Review, American Spectator,</i> and other publications. He lives in northern Virginia.

Table of Contents

Prologue: The Grey Fox	1	(8)
Understanding Lee	9	(20)
Apprenticeship in Mexico	29	(10)
Lee, the Businessman	39	(8)
Lee, the Strategist	47	(20)
Lee's War	67	(20)
The High Tide of Lee's Confederacy	87	(16)
Gettysburg	103	(22)
Lee Versus Grant	125	(18)
Hanging On	143	(20)
Lee, the Teacher	163	(24)
The Marble Man	187	(12)
Appendix: Lee's Lieutenants	199	(34)
Stonewall Jackson
A. P. Hill
Jeb Stuart
James Longstreet
Select, Critical Bibliography	233	(6)
Index	239