The Challenge of Command

Roger Hurless Nye

ISBN 10: 0895292807 / ISBN 13: 9780895292803

Published by Perigee Books, 1986

About this Item

Here is a unique book that emphasizes the attainment of military excellence through reading and field experience. Written to help men and women prepare for positions of command in the American Armed Forces, it is a product of the author's years of discussion with military commanders about their roles as decision-makers, moral standard bearers, and energizers of military organizations. In his commentary on the commander as tactician, strategist, warrior, trainer, mentor, disciplinarian, and moral leader, the author analyzes and recommends both classical and current readings that are available for those who seek an expanded vision of their potential as commanders. This book is designed to raise new challenges to conventional thinking about the art of military command. -- from back cover. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Challenge of Command
• Publisher: Perigee Books
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0895292807
• ISBN 13: 9780895292803
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Author promotes reading and field experience to achieve excellence in the military.

About the Author

Roger H. Nye (1924–1996) was an American soldier who became a military historian and scholar. During the Korean War, he served as aide-de-camp to General Arthur G. Trudeau. He was educated at West Point and received his PhD in history from Columbia University. He became a professor at West Point, and served as deputy head of the department of history. After retiring from teaching, he authored two books: The Challenge of Command and The Patton Mind.