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Washington: Lessons in Leadership

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  • ISBN13:

    9780230617070

  • ISBN10:

    0230617077

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-12-22
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Summary

George Washington influenced every phase of the Revolutionary War, from beginning to end. His offenses were as brilliant as they were unpredictable. Carbone argues that Washington should be remembered for his fearless, but not reckless, leadership abilities.

Author Biography

Gerald M. Carbone is the author of Nathanael Greene, and was a journalist for twenty-five years, mostly for the Providence Journal. He has won two of American journalism's most prestigious prizes--the American Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Award and a John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University. He lives in Warwick, Rhode Island.
 
General Wesley K. Clark (Ret.) was NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, and the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is author of A Time to Lead, as well as the bestselling books Waging Modern War and Winning Modern Wars. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Table of Contents

Foreword-Generalp. vi
Introduction: The Letterp. 1
"Something Charming in the Sound"p. 9
Fort Necessityp. 17
Braddocks Defeatp. 27
The Fall of Fort Duquesnep. 43
"A Sword Sheathed in a Brother's Breast"p. 51
Washington Takes Commandp. 61
New Yorkp. 75
"The Times that Try Men's Souls"p. 97
"Victory or Death"p. 111
The Battle of Brandywinep. 129
Germantownp. 137
Valley Forgep. 145
"So Superb a Man"p. 153
"The Womb of Fate"p. 163
Conclusionp. 185
Notesp. 189
Bibliographyp. 201
Indexp. 203
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