Download or read book Command and Commanders in Modern Warfare written by William Geffen and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Command Personality written by Joseph L. Picogna and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A must for those aspiring to a career as a military officer and for those interested in the dynamics of the uniformed services." John Brunelli, Rear Admiral [retired] US Navy "Command Personality teaches skills that future leaders must master by building on the lessons learned from those who have led others successfully in challenging circumstances." Earl Johnson, Captain [retired] US Navy In July of 1863, a Confederate Army Sergeant from Tennessee was very far from home. He owned no slaves, was poorly educated, knew nothing of the changing economic patterns which increasingly favored the Northern States, and had no idea that he was part of a desperate drama, a vast gamble to win foreign recognition for his infant nation by invading the North and possibly capturing a major city. But he did know that he had marched thousands of miles, mostly barefoot, and without proper food and clothing, to stand in a copse of trees on a small hill known as Seminary Ridge just outside the Pennsylvania college town of Gettysburg. A battle had been raging there for several days and the Union Army had resisted many bloody attempts to pierce its line by the Confederates and yet one more attempt, to be led by Major General George Pickett, would prove to be the bloodiest yet. Sergeant Kimble, looking across a wide open valley to where the blue coated enemy stood toy-like on a distant ridge known as Cemetery Hill, was so shocked as to what was soon to be asked of him and his comrades that he exclaimed aloud, "June Kimble, are you going to do your duty?", and even answered in an audible fashion, "I will, so help me God." Kimble and almost 12,000 other Confederates did march across that field into history on the day that ruined the Confederacy. Most did not return, yet the survivors would fight on for almost two more grueling years. Why? Because they fought for Robert E. Lee, "Mars Robert", often referred to as either the greatest traitor or hero that ever lived. A patrician, middle aged man who had little in common with his subordinates but who seemed to be special in a manner that mattered most in that most bloody of all wars involving the United States. He had the ability to secure commitment from others, to have them transcend their capacity to overcome fear and to withstand hardship. At Gettysburg, Lee was to ask a great deal from his troops, more than ever before and more than they were capable of giving. The subsequent retreat marked the beginning of the end for the Confederacy. The Army of Northern Virginia had been beaten badly but in a war in which private soldiers of both sides often ridiculed failed generals and newspapers openly called for such individuals to be sacked, Robert E. Lee only grew in the esteem of everyone concerned. Why? Why was he able to motivate individuals so strongly, to impress even his enemies to the extent that they attributed to him numbers of troops which were very often double the reality of his actual strength available for duty? Robert E. Lee was a leader, he possessed characteristics and traits which were personified in times of crisis, when stress was the greatest and the ability to solve problems was critical. He had shown extraordinary ability to be flexible and creative, decisive and audacious. In fact he was at his best when orchestrating a counter-stroke in the midst of an enemy attack. But even such characteristics and traits were not sufficient to the extent that Lee had to be successful. In addition to everything which he brought to the field there had to be something else which became a central ingredient in his success, he had to know how to build and nurture an organization. His army sometimes numbered over 60,000 individuals and the logistics, training, personnel selection and assignment, and the discipline and reward systems were extraordinary burdens, even more so because there was no precedent for a
Download or read book Emotions in Command written by Frank K. Salter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is part of a quest for a general theory of organizations valid in all cultures. Central to Frank Salter's investigation is the question of social power: why people obey their superiors. His approach is to locate the nature of organizational power in the behavioral details of hierarchical interactions in the institutional settings in which they occur.
Download or read book The Classical Art of Command written by Joseph Roisman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Classical Age of Greece produced some of history's best-known generals and commanders. They include the Spartan king Leonidas, who embodied his countrymen's heroic ethos in the battle of Thermopylae; the Athenian leader Themistocles, credited as the architect of Athens' naval power and of the Greek victory over the Persians; the famous democratic leader, Pericles, who prepared Athens and directed its conflict with Sparta, known as the Peloponnesian War; the Athenian general Demosthenes, who deviated from contemporary conventions of warfare with his innovative approach; the Spartan general Lysander, who won the Peloponnesian War for Sparta; Dionysius I of Syracuse, arguably the most innovative and best skilled of the eight generals discussed in this book; and Epaminondas and Pelopidas who together transformed their city, Thebes, into an hegemonic power. The Classical Art of Command gives readers a unique opportunity to examine the variegated nature of Greek generalship through the individual careers of eight prominent commanders. It describes the attributes of these leaders' command, the many facets of their individual careers and stratagems, and the mark they left on Greek history and warfare. It draws attention to the important role that personality played in their leadership. Joseph Roisman investigates how these generals designed and executed military campaigns and strategy, and to what degree they were responsible for the results. The volume also looks at how the Greek art of command changed during the Classical Age, and how adaptable it was to different military challenges. Other questions involve the extent to which a general was a mere leader of the charge, a battle director, or a strategist, and what made both ancient and modern authorities regard these eight generals as outstanding shapers of military history. Filled with original analyses and accessible accounts of legendary battles, The Classical Art of Command will appeal to all readers with an interest in ancient warfare and generalship.
Download or read book The Human in Command written by Carol McCann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together experienced military leaders and researchers in the human sciences to offer current operational experience and scientific thought on the issue of military command, with the intention of raising awareness of the uniquely human aspects of military command. It includes chapters on the personal experiences of senior commanders, new concepts and treatises on command theory, and empirical findings from experimental studies in the field.
Download or read book The Republican Command written by Horace Samuel Merrill and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This powerful book reminds us of the enormous power the nation accords its political leaders and how in the significant period, 1897--1913, these leaders failed to meet their responsibilities. Their inadequacies, the authors feel, delayed the administration of justice for all citizens, neglected the Negro, and seriously impaired the future effectiveness of their own once viable, successful, and justly proud Republican Party. The authors follow the maneuvers of McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft, Senators Aldrich, Platt, Allison, and Spooner, and House Speaker "Uncle" Joe Cannon as they juggled pressing domestic questions, perpetuating themselves in power without really confronting the public need. From the outset, when the party came into power in 1897 under remarkably auspicious circumstances, until it met final defeat at the hands of Woodrow Wilson in 1912, the Republican leaders laid a foundation by default for the Democratic return to power. Their neglect of major national problems afforded the Democrats a golden opportunity to appropriate those issues as their own.
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Download or read book Company Command written by John G. Meyer and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "Dutch-Uncle" approach to advising those who assume "first" command. Written by an Army officer primarily for Army company commanders, the book contains information, suggestions, & insights applicable to other services. A ready reference for the company commander. Identifies tasks to complete & how to set new directions for the company; inspires confidence to command with authority. Includes chapters on military justice & administrative law matters. Comprehensive do's & don'ts of a winning command philosophy.
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