Leadership : the warrior's art

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Sect. I: Ancient and modern concepts of leadership. 1. What is leadership? Some classical ideas / Christopher D. Kolenda

2. Teaching combat leadership at West Point: closing the gap between expectation and experience / Charles F. Brower IV and Gregory J. Dardis

3. Leadership, versatility, and all that jazz / Gordon R. Sullivan

4. Living on the edge: building cohesion and the will to win / Robert W. Madden

5. Discipline: creating the foundation for an initiative-based organization / Christopher D. Kolenda. Sect II: Historical case studies. 6. Alexander the Great: a study in character, vision and perception / Christopher D. Kolenda

7. Calculation and circumstance: the leadership of Frederick the Great / Dennis Showalter

8. Hard knocks, hubris and dogma: leader competence in the American Expeditionary Forces / Richard S. Faulkner

9. Heroism under fire: American combat experiences in World War II / Cole C. Kingseed

10. Culture of confidence: the tactical excellence of the German Army of the second World War / Kevin W. Farrell

11. Leadership, technology. and the ethics of total war: Curtis E. LeMay and the fire bombing of Japan / Conrad C. Crane

12. Soviet operational art: the theory and practice of initiative 1917-1945 / Frederick Kagan. Sect. III: Contemporary experiences and reflections on leadership. 13. 21st century leadership: the broadened attributes of a soldier / Daniel W. Christman

14. Charisma / John D. "Doc" Babnsen

15. Looking up: leadership from a follower's perspective / Douglas E. Lute

16. The Battle of Oom Chalouba, 17 June 2008: the leader's role in preparing units for the physical demands of combat / Mark P. Hertling

17. Battle focused training / Robert W. Cone

18. The renaissance force: selecting soldiers and forging teams for special operations / Richard W. Potter and Kalev I. Sepp

19. Unleashing human potential: the leader's role in creating the climate for high performing organization / John W. Woodmansee, Jr