Leaders And Battles

Description for LEADERS AND BATTLES: THE ART OF MILITARY LEADERSHIP by W J Wood: How ar wars won? What makes a man fight to win? No one man can win a battle by himself, but battles have been won and lost because of the strength or failings of one individual---the leader. What went on in the minds and hearts of a selected group of military leaders at critical moments in battle is the theme of this book. The author recreates ten battles from history, depicting the action in vivid detail---the brilliant formations, charging horses, clanking bayonets. The point of view is always that of the commanding officer. The particular quality of leadership that won---or lost---the encounter is very clear. For Mad Anthony Wayne at Stony Point, it was courage that won the day. For Scipio Africanus at Ilipa, it was imagination. Custer's judgment at the Little Big Horn was definitely in question. When the French stormed Ratisbon, it was Lannes's inspiration that solved the dilemma.