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On War and Leadership
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. I. The Modern Originals 9
  6. II. William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891) 20
  7. III. Stonewall Jackson (1824–1863) 33
  8. IV. John Singleton Mosby (1833–1916) 52
  9. V. Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888–1935): “Lawrence of Arabia” 69
  10. VI. Archibald Percival Wavell (1883–1950) 89
  11. VII. Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (1891–1945) 101
  12. VIII. George S. Patton, Jr. (1885–1945) 112
  13. IX. Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) 133
  14. X. Erich von Manstein (1887–1973) 137
  15. XI. Bernard Law Montgomery (1887–1976) 148
  16. XII. William Joseph Slim (1891–1970) 158
  17. XIII. Joseph Warren “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell (1883–1946) 168
  18. XIV. Matthew Bunker Ridgway (1895–1993) 172
  19. XV. Moshe Dayan (1915–1981) 180
  20. XVI. Vo Nguyen Giap (1911– ) 193
  21. XVII. Harold G. Moore (1924– ) 213
  22. XVIII. Nicholas F. “Nick” Vaux (1936– ): Vaux and the Happy Warriors of 42 Commando 237
  23. XIX. H. Norman Schwarzkopf (1934– ) 257
  24. Conclusions 277
  25. Notes 285
  26. Index 337
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400825165.1

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. I. The Modern Originals 9
  6. II. William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891) 20
  7. III. Stonewall Jackson (1824–1863) 33
  8. IV. John Singleton Mosby (1833–1916) 52
  9. V. Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888–1935): “Lawrence of Arabia” 69
  10. VI. Archibald Percival Wavell (1883–1950) 89
  11. VII. Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (1891–1945) 101
  12. VIII. George S. Patton, Jr. (1885–1945) 112
  13. IX. Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) 133
  14. X. Erich von Manstein (1887–1973) 137
  15. XI. Bernard Law Montgomery (1887–1976) 148
  16. XII. William Joseph Slim (1891–1970) 158
  17. XIII. Joseph Warren “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell (1883–1946) 168
  18. XIV. Matthew Bunker Ridgway (1895–1993) 172
  19. XV. Moshe Dayan (1915–1981) 180
  20. XVI. Vo Nguyen Giap (1911– ) 193
  21. XVII. Harold G. Moore (1924– ) 213
  22. XVIII. Nicholas F. “Nick” Vaux (1936– ): Vaux and the Happy Warriors of 42 Commando 237
  23. XIX. H. Norman Schwarzkopf (1934– ) 257
  24. Conclusions 277
  25. Notes 285
  26. Index 337
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