Washington: Lessons in Leadership (Great Generals) - Softcover

Book 7 of 13: Great Generals

Carbone, Gerald M.

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Synopsis

A compelling look at the military career, lessons, and legacy of America's first general and first president.

Before he became "the Father of our Country," George Washington was the Father of the American Army. He took troops that had no experience, no tradition, and no training, and fought a protracted war against the best, most disciplined force in the world―the British Army. Deftly handling the political realm, he left his mark with a vision of the Revolution as a war of attrition and his offensives which were as brilliant as they were unpredictable.

In Washington, award-winning author Gerald M. Carbone argues that it is this sort of fearless but not reckless, spontaneous but calculated offensive that Washington should be remembered for―as a leader not of infallibility but of greatness.

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About the Author

Gerald M. Carbone was a journalist for twenty-five years, mostly for the Providence Journal and has been recognized as an expert on the life of Nathanael Greene by various historical societies. He has won two of American journalism's most prestigious prizes--the American Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Award and a John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University. He lives in Warwick, Rhode Island.

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ISBN 10:  0230617077 ISBN 13:  9780230617070
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2009
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