The Mask of Command
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
- Author
- John Keegan
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 400
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 978-0-14-011406-5
- EAN
- 9780140114065
- Characters
- Alexander the Great, Ulysses S. Grant, Adolf Hitler, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
- Genres
- history, leadership, war, biography, psychology
- Release date
- 1988
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